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ther·mo·re·cep·tor .thər-mō-ri-'sep-tər n a sensory end organ that is stimulated by heat or cold
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n.
a sensory nerve ending that responds to heat or to cold. Such receptor are scattered widely in the skin and in the mucous membrane of the mouth and throat.
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ther·mo·re·cep·tor (thur″mo-re-sepґtər) a nerve ending, usually in the skin, that is sensitive to a change in temperature; see cold receptor and warmth receptor, under receptor.Medical dictionary. 2011.