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mechanotaxis

mechanotaxis noun: the movement of a cell along a rigidity gradient.

Noun

mechanotaxis (uncountable)

  1. The movement of a cell along a rigidity gradient
    Synonyms:
    durotaxis

Synonyms of mechanotaxis

Origin of mechanotaxis

From mechano- + taxis.

Questions about mechanotaxis

What does mechanotaxis mean?
Mechanotaxis means the movement of a cell along a rigidity gradient.
What part of speech is mechanotaxis?
Mechanotaxis is a noun.

Words near mechanotaxis in the dictionary

  1. mechanosynthesis
  2. mechanosynthetic
  3. mechanotactic
  4. mechanotactical
  5. mechanotactile
  6. mechanotaxis
  7. mechanotherapeutic
  8. mechanotherapeutics
  9. mechanotherapies
  10. mechanotherapist
  11. mechanotherapists

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