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mechanoreception

mechanoreception noun: the action of a mechanoreceptor.

Noun

mechanoreception (uncountable)

  1. The action of a mechanoreceptor

Origin of mechanoreception

From mechano- + reception.

Questions about mechanoreception

What does mechanoreception mean?
Mechanoreception means the action of a mechanoreceptor.
What part of speech is mechanoreception?
Mechanoreception is a noun.

Words near mechanoreception in the dictionary

  1. mechanophysical
  2. mechanoporation
  3. mechanoprotection
  4. mechanoprotective
  5. mechanoptosis
  6. mechanoreception
  7. mechanoreceptive
  8. mechanoreceptivity
  9. mechanoreceptor
  10. mechanoreceptorial
  11. mechanoreceptors

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