phonoreceptor

[foh-noh-ri-sep-ter]

pho·no·re·cep·tor

[foh-noh-ri-sep-ter]
noun Physiology, Biology.
a receptor stimulated by sound waves.

Origin:
phono- + receptor
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Phonoreceptor is always a great word to know.
So is presynaptic. Does it mean:
being or occurring on the transmitting end of a discharge across a synapse
a region where nerve impulses are transmitted and received in the brain
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phonoreceptor pho·no·re·cep·tor (fō'nō-rĭ-sěp'tər)
n.
A receptor for sound stimuli.

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