Cell Component
thermoreceptor
[ thur-moh-ri-sep-ter ]
Subclass of:
Sensory Receptor Cells
Definitions related to thermoreceptors:
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A type of somatosensory receptor located mostly in the skin that detects changes in temperature; there are two classes of thermoreceptors: cold receptors and warm receptors.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Cellular receptor or nerve ending, usually in the skin in vertebrates, that is sensitive to changes in temperature.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Cellular receptors which mediate the sense of temperature. Thermoreceptors in vertebrates are mostly located under the skin. In mammals there are separate types of thermoreceptors for cold and for warmth and NOCICEPTORS which detect cold or heat extreme enough to cause pain.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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