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mechanosensing en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin mēchanicusder. Old French mecaniquebor. Middle English mekanyk English mechan(ic) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English mechano- English sensing English mechanosensing From mechano- + sensing.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) 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:

Relateds

mechanosensitive · mechanosensory · chemosensing · mechanosensor · mechanotransduction