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mechanostimuli

mechanostimuli is the plural of mechanostimulus.

Meaning of mechanostimulus

Noun

mechanostimulus (plural mechanostimuli)

  1. A mechanical stimulus.
    • Sensory fibers ranged in adaptation to the mechanostimulus as fast-adapting, slow-adapting, or on-off (i.e., promptly adapting), indicating the presence of three types of mechanoreceptors.1999, Arthur J. Miller, The neuroscientific principles of swallowing and dysphagia, page 37

Questions about mechanostimuli

What is mechanostimuli the plural of?
Mechanostimuli is the plural of mechanostimulus.

Words near mechanostimuli in the dictionary

  1. mechanostat
  2. mechanostats
  3. mechanostimulation
  4. mechanostimulations
  5. mechanostimulatory
  6. mechanostimuli
  7. mechanostimulus
  8. mechanostretch
  9. mechanostretched
  10. mechanostretches
  11. mechanostretching

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