Meaning of the word receptor in English

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receptor

US /-tɚ/
UK /-tɚ/

Noun

1.

an organ or cell able to respond to light, heat, or other external stimulus and transmit a signal to a sensory nerve.

Example:
the retina of the octopus has up to 20 million light receptors
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