Medical Term:
radioreceptor
Pronunciation: rā′dē-ō-rē-sep′tŏr
Definition:
- A receptor that normally responds to radiant energy such as light or heat.
- A receptor used as a binding agent for unlabeled and radiolabeled analyte in a type of competitive binding assay called radioreceptor assay.
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