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Thermoreceptor

Receptive portion of a sensory neuron

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Tactile corpuscle

Type of mechanoreceptor that detects light touch

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Cutaneous receptor

Type of sensory receptor

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Bulbous corpuscle

Skin mechanoreceptor

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Bulboid corpuscle
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Merkel nerve ending

Pressure receptor of the skin

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Mechanoreceptor

Sensory receptor cell responding to mechanical pressure or strain

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Pacinian corpuscle

Type of mechanoreceptor cell in hairless mammals

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Osmoreceptor

Sensory neuron that detects osmotic pressure changes in warm-blooded organisms

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Baroreceptor

Sensors detecting blood pressure

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Nociceptor

Sensory neuron that detects pain

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