MECHANORECEPTOR


Meaning of MECHANORECEPTOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ri-ˈsep-tər ]

noun

Date: 1927

: a neural end organ (as a tactile receptor) that responds to a mechanical stimulus (as a change in pressure)

• mech·a·no·re·cep·tion -ˈsep-shən noun

• mech·a·no·re·cep·tive -ˈsep-tiv adjective

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