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mechanosensation

mechanosensation noun: the physiological response to a mechanical stimulus.

Noun

mechanosensation (plural mechanosensations)

  1. The physiological response to a mechanical stimulus.

Forms of mechanosensation

pluralmechanosensations

Origin of mechanosensation

From mechano- + sensation.

Questions about mechanosensation

What does mechanosensation mean?
Mechanosensation means the physiological response to a mechanical stimulus.
What part of speech is mechanosensation?
Mechanosensation is a noun.
What is the plural of mechanosensation?
The plural of mechanosensation is mechanosensations.

Words near mechanosensation in the dictionary

  1. mechanoresponse
  2. mechanoresponses
  3. mechanoresponsive
  4. mechanoresponsiveness
  5. mechanoresponsivity
  6. mechanosensation
  7. mechanosensations
  8. mechanosense
  9. mechanosensed
  10. mechanosensilla
  11. mechanosensillae

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