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mechanosensing

mechanosensing noun: responsivity to mechanical stimuli, especially at the cellular level or below.

Noun

mechanosensing (uncountable)

  1. Responsivity to mechanical stimuli, especially at the cellular level or below
    • Mechanosensing is probably the least understood aspect of the whole process of mechanotransduction.2005, S.R.K. Vedula et al., “Role of external physical forces in cell signal transduction”, in Hiroshi Wada, editor, Biomechanics at micro- and nanoscale levels, →ISBN, page 83

Origin of mechanosensing

From mechano- + sensing.

Questions about mechanosensing

What does mechanosensing mean?
Mechanosensing means responsivity to mechanical stimuli, especially at the cellular level or below.
What part of speech is mechanosensing?
Mechanosensing is a noun.

Words near mechanosensing in the dictionary

  1. mechanosense
  2. mechanosensed
  3. mechanosensilla
  4. mechanosensillae
  5. mechanosensillum
  6. mechanosensing
  7. mechanosensitive
  8. mechanosensitivities
  9. mechanosensitivity
  10. mechanosensor
  11. mechanosensors

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