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.