Definitions
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- adjective Responsive to
mechanical stimuli such as sound and touch
Etymologies
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mechano- + receptive
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Examples
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It is densely packed with small diameter neurons that innervate mechanoreceptive hair cells, which detect movement between the occipital condyles of the head and the occipital processes of the propectuses.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Richard P. Berry et al. 2010
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The forward mechanoreceptive branch of IN1 gives off a slender branch that unites with IK2 (arrow in
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Richard P. Berry et al. 2010
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