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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

mechanotaxis 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 taxis English mechanotaxis From mechano- + taxis.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The movement of a cell along a rigidity gradient

Synonyms

durotaxis