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osmoceptor Physiol.|ˈɒzməʊsɛptɔː(r)|
[a. G. osmoceptor (L. Ruzicka 1920, in Chem.-Zeitung XLIV. 94/2), f. Gr. ὀσµο- osmo-1 + G. re)ceptor (now rezeptor) receptor.]
A sensory receptor for the sense of smell.
1944R. W. Moncrieff Chem. Senses xii. 314 (table) Author... Ruzicka... Date... 1920... General class... Chemical... Salient features... Osmophore and osmoceptor. 1952Pirenne & Abbott tr. H. Piéron's Sensations ii. v. 105 Such a correspondence between osmoceptors and osmophores may be important in the explanation of the qualitative differentiation between smells. 1968W. McCartney Olfaction & Odours 159 If a substance reacts with the primary but not with the secondary osmoceptors, odourlessness (fatigue) follows saturation of the primary osmoceptors. |