mechanosensing

English

Etymology

mechano- +‎ sensing

Noun

mechanosensing (uncountable)

1. (biology) Responsivity to mechanical stimuli, especially at the cellular level or below
   • 2005, S.R.K. Vedula et al., “Role of external physical forces in cell signal transduction”, in Hiroshi Wada, editor, Biomechanics at micro- and nanoscale levels‎^[1], →ISBN, page 83:

     Mechanosensing is probably the least understood aspect of the whole process of mechanotransduction.

Related terms

• chemosensing
• mechanosensor, mechanosensory
• mechanosensitive
• mechanotransduction