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accept to take when given; receive willingly. [5 definitions]
acceptable good enough to be accepted or approved of.
acceptance the act of accepting something that is given. [2 definitions]
acceptation the generally accepted meaning of a word, phrase, or the like. [2 definitions]
accepted generally considered correct or normal. [2 definitions]
accepting having become able to regard something unwanted as unavoidable and not to be fought against; resigned. [2 definitions]
apperception the act of apperceiving. [2 definitions]
baroreceptor a nerve ending sensitive to blood pressure that helps regulate the dilation of blood vessels in the circulatory system.
chemoreception the response of a sense organ or nerve ending to a chemical stimulus.
chemoreceptor a nerve ending or sensory organ, as of taste or smell, that responds to chemical stimulation.
concept a general idea or thought.
conception the forming of concepts or ideas, or the power to do so. [2 definitions]
conceptual of or pertaining to concepts or their formation.
conceptualize to form or make (something) into a concept. [2 definitions]
conceptus all of the parts produced during the period from conception through birth, such as the fetus, the fetal sac, and the umbilical cord.
contraception the prevention of conception; birth control.
contraceptive of, used for, or designed for the prevention of biological conception. [2 definitions]
deception the act of causing someone to believe something that is not true.
deceptive able to or tending to deceive; misleading.
depth perception the ability to perceive spatial relationships such as the relative distance of objects from one another or from the observer.