Rezeptor

receptor (sensory or cellular)

noun re-TSEP-tohr Rare

Origin: from Latin receptor (receiver)

Usage Note

Rezeptor is used in both neuroscience (sensory receptors responding to stimuli) and pharmacology (cell-surface receptors that drugs bind to). Both senses appear in modern German health journalism at the B2–C1 level.

Examples

"Schmerzrezeptoren melden Gewebeschäden an das Gehirn."

Natural Translation

Pain receptors report tissue damage to the brain.

Literal Translation

Pain-receptors report tissue-damage to the brain.

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