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a specialized bodily structure that receives or is sensitive to internal or external stimuli; receptor.[1850-55]
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Sense organ — Sense Sense, n. [L. sensus, from sentire, sensum, to perceive, to feel, from the same root as E. send; cf. OHG. sin sense, mind, sinnan to go, to journey, G. sinnen to meditate, to think: cf. F. sens. For the change of meaning cf. {See}, v. t.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sense organ — ► NOUN ▪ an organ of the body which responds to external stimuli by conveying impulses to the sensory nervous system … English terms dictionary
sense organ — n. any organ or structure, as an eye or a taste bud, containing afferent nerve terminals that are specialized to receive specific stimuli and transmit them to the brain; receptor … English World dictionary
sense organ — n a bodily structure that receives a stimulus (as heat or sound waves) and is affected in such a manner as to initiate a wave of excitation in associated sensory nerve fibers which convey specific impulses to the central nervous system where they … Medical dictionary
sense organ — sense .organ n a part of your body through which you see, smell, hear, taste, or feel something … Dictionary of contemporary English
sense organ — sense ,organ noun count a part of your body that you use to see, hear, smell, taste, or feel something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sense organ — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sense organ : singular sense organ plural sense organs a part of your body that you use to see, hear, smell, taste, or feel something … English dictionary
sense organ — sense organs N COUNT: usu pl Your sense organs are the parts of your body, for example your eyes and your ears, which enable you to be aware of things around you. [FORMAL] … English dictionary
sense organ — sense′ or gan n. anat. a specialized bodily structure that receives or is sensitive to internal or external stimuli; receptor • Etymology: 1850–55 … From formal English to slang
sense organ — noun an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑sensory receptor, ↑receptor • Ant: ↑effector (for: ↑receptor) … Useful english dictionary
sense organ — A simple or multicellular receptor organ, comprised of at least one sensory cell and accessory structures … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
