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mechanoreceptor

noun

Etymology

From mechano- + receptor.

  1. derived from receptōrius
  2. derived from receptour
  3. inherited from receptour
  4. prefixed as mechanoreceptor — “mechano + receptor”

Definitions

  1. any receptor that provides an organism with information about mechanical changes in its…

    any receptor that provides an organism with information about mechanical changes in its environment, such as movement, tension and pressure

The neighborhood

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