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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries受容体
Pronunciation / Transliteration: じゅようたい
"細胞表面の受容体がホルモンと結合します。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A protein molecule that receives and responds to signals from outside a cell.
"The receptor on the cell surface binds to the hormone, triggering a response." - 2
A device or apparatus that receives signals, such as radio waves.
"The radio's receptor picked up the broadcast clearly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'receptor' originates from the Latin word 'receptorem', meaning 'one who receives'. It evolved through the Middle Ages into the modern scientific context, where it refers to a structure that receives signals or stimuli.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Receptor" is said worldwide
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récepteur
Transliteration: ʁe.sɛp.tœʁ
"Le récepteur sur la surface de la cellule se lie à l'hormone."
Rezeptor
Transliteration: ʁeˈt͡seːptɔʁ
"Der Rezeptor auf der Zelloberfläche bindet das Hormon."
recettore
Transliteration: retʃetˈto.re
"Il recettore sulla superficie della cellula si lega all'ormone."
receptor
Transliteration: reθepˈtoɾ
"El receptor en la superficie de la célula se une a la hormona."
receptor
Transliteration: ʁe.sepˈtoʁ
"O receptor na superfície da célula se liga ao hormônio."
ग्राही
Transliteration: grāhī
"कोशिका की सतह पर ग्राही हार्मोन से जुड़ता है।"
受体
Transliteration: shòutǐ
"细胞表面的受体与激素结合。"
수용체
Transliteration: suyongche
"세포 표면의 수용체가 호르몬과 결합합니다."
受容体
Transliteration: じゅようたい
"細胞表面の受容体がホルモンと結合します。"
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