- mechanoreception
- noun see mechanoreceptor
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
mechanoreception
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mechanoreception — mech·a·no·reception … English syllables
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mechanoreceptor — noun Date: 1927 a neural end organ (as a tactile receptor) that responds to a mechanical stimulus (as a change in pressure) • mechanoreception noun • mechanoreceptive adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
