mechanostimulus

English

Etymology

mechano- +‎ stimulus

Noun

mechanostimulus (plural mechanostimuli)

  1. A mechanical stimulus.
    • 1999, Arthur J. Miller, The neuroscientific principles of swallowing and dysphagia, page 37:
      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.
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