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mechanosensitive

adj

Etymology

From mechano- + sensitive.

  1. derived from sensitivus
  2. derived from sensitif
  3. prefixed as mechanosensitive — “mechano + sensitive”

Definitions

  1. Sensitive to mechanical stimuli such as pressure

    • a mechanosensitive ion channel

The neighborhood

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