capable of capable of detection of temperature stimulus involved in sensory perception sensory receptor thermoreceptor NCIT:C13822 thermoreceptor UMLS:C0039821 UBERON:0035018 MESH:D013823 Cellular receptors which mediate the sense of temperature. Thermoreceptors in vertebrates are mostly located under the skin. In mammals there are separate types of thermoreceptors for cold and for warmth and NOCICEPTORS which detect cold or heat extreme enough to cause pain.