Medical term:
osmoceptor
osmoreceptor
[oz″mo-re-sep´tor]1. any of a group of specialized neurons of the supraoptic nuclei of the thalamus that are stimulated by increased extracellular fluid osmolality to cause the release of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) from the posterior pituitary.
2. olfactory receptor.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
os·mo·re·cep·tor
(oz'mō-rē-sep'tŏr, -tōr),1. A receptor in the central nervous system (probably the hypothalamus) that responds to changes in the osmotic pressure of the blood.
2. A receptor that receives olfactory stimuli.
Synonym(s): osmoceptor
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os·mo·re·cep·tor
(oz'mō-rē-sep'tŏr)1. A receptor in the central nervous system (probably the hypothalamus) that responds to changes in the osmotic pressure of the blood.
2. A receptor that receives olfactory stimuli.
[G. osmos, impulsion]
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osmoreceptor
any of the group of structures sited in the HYPOTHALAMUS that respond to changes in osmotic pressure of the blood by means of neurohypophyseal antidiuretic hormone.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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