Home › Words › O › osmoreceptionosmoreceptionosmoreception means the action of an osmoreceptor.EtymologyFrom osmo- + reception.nounThe action of an osmoreceptorDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.osmoreceptor 76% match — A sensory receptor, primarily found in the hypothalamus of most homeothermic organisms, that detects changes in osmotic pressure vs osmoreception →osmosensation 74% match — The sensory perception of osmotic pressure vs osmoreception →mechanoreception 71% match — The action of a mechanoreceptor vs osmoreception →osmoresponsiveness 70% match — The quality or degree of being osmoresponsive. vs osmoreception →osmosensory 69% match — Relating to osmosensing. vs osmoreception →osmosensor 68% match — Any of several classes of organic compound that undergo transitions between "off" and "on" conformations in response to changes in extracellular water activity (direct osmosensing) or resulting changes in cell structure (indirect osmosensing). vs osmoreception →osmosensitivity 67% match — An organism's degree of sensitivity to osmotic gradients vs osmoreception →osmosensing 66% match — The regulation of cell turgor in response to changes in the osmolarity of the external environment. vs osmoreception →