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mechanonociception

mechanonociception noun: mechanical nociception.

Noun

mechanonociception (uncountable)

  1. mechanical nociception
    • In somatosensory neurons TRPM8 serves as a specific transducer channel for cold stimuli, a mechanism that would involve it in mechanonociception is not known [41 ].2015 July 25, “Differential Contribution of TRPA1, TRPV4 and TRPM8 to Colonic Nociception in Mice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of mechanonociception

From mechano- + nociception.

Questions about mechanonociception

What does mechanonociception mean?
Mechanonociception means mechanical nociception.
What part of speech is mechanonociception?
Mechanonociception is a noun.

Words near mechanonociception in the dictionary

  1. mechanomorphosis
  2. mechanomyogram
  3. mechanomyograms
  4. mechanomyographic
  5. mechanomyography
  6. mechanonociception
  7. mechanonociceptive
  8. mechanonociceptor
  9. mechanonociceptors
  10. mechanopathology
  11. mechanoperception

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