osmoceptor

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• osmoceptor — SYN: osmoreceptor …   Medical dictionary

• osmoreceptor — 1. A receptor in the central nervous system (probably the hypothalamus) that responds to changes in the osmotic pressure of the blood. [G. osmos, impulsion] 2. A receptor that receives olfactory stimuli. [G. osme, smell] SYN …   Medical dictionary