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mechanostimulus en · NOUN

Etymology

From mechano- + stimulus.

Meanings

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:

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