sense organ

sense organ

noun

Definition of SENSE ORGAN

: a bodily structure that receives a stimulus and is affected in such a manner as to initiate excitation of associated sensory nerve fibers which convey specific impulses to the central nervous system where they are interpreted as corresponding sensations : receptor

First Known Use of SENSE ORGAN

1854

Rhymes with SENSE ORGAN

end organ, Glamorgan, hand organ, house organ, mouth organ, pipe organ, reed organ