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metabosensory

metabosensory adjective: relating to the detection of changes in metabolism or to the presence of metabolites.

Adjective

metabosensory (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the detection of changes in metabolism or to the presence of metabolites
    • Evoked metabosensitive activities Group III myelinated and group IV unmyelinated afferents act primarily as mechano- and metabosensory nerve endings respectively.2015 October 21, “Long-Term Effects of Botulinum Toxin Complex Type A Injection on Mechano- and Metabo-Sensitive Afferent Fibers Originating from Gastrocnemius Muscle”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of metabosensory

From metabo- + sensory.

Questions about metabosensory

What does metabosensory mean?
Metabosensory means relating to the detection of changes in metabolism or to the presence of metabolites.
What part of speech is metabosensory?
Metabosensory is an adjective.

Words near metabosensory in the dictionary

  1. metaboric
  2. metaboric acid
  3. metaboric acids
  4. metaborite
  5. metabosensitive
  6. metabosensory
  7. metabotrophic
  8. metabotropic
  9. metabotype
  10. metabotypes
  11. metabotypic

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