Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A specialized sensory end organ that responds to mechanical stimuli such as tension, pressure, or displacement.
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- noun biology any
receptor that provides anorganism withinformation aboutmechanical changes in itsenvironment , such asmovement ,tension andpressure
Etymologies
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From mechano- + receptor
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Examples
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Dinse HR (1996) Functional characterization of cutaneous mechanoreceptor properties in aged rats.
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a putative mechanoreceptor complex involving the primary cilium?
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