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mechanostimulus

mechanostimulus noun: a mechanical stimulus.

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

Forms of mechanostimulus

pluralmechanostimuli

Origin of mechanostimulus

From mechano- + stimulus.

Questions about mechanostimulus

What does mechanostimulus mean?
Mechanostimulus means a mechanical stimulus.
What part of speech is mechanostimulus?
Mechanostimulus is a noun.
What is the plural of mechanostimulus?
The plural of mechanostimulus is mechanostimuli.

Words near mechanostimulus in the dictionary

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

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