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beneceptor

noun

Etymology

From bene(ficial) + -ceptor.

  1. derived from beneficium
  2. derived from beneficiālis
  3. formed as beneceptor — “beneficial + -ceptor”

Definitions

  1. A sensory receptor that sends pleasurable or beneficial signals.

    • The “beneceptors,” “nociceptors,” and "neutroceptors” generally signalled stimuli that were, respectively, beneficial, harmful, or neutral as regards the organism or its species.

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