mechanostimulus
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]mechanostimulus (plural mechanostimuli)
- 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.