Mechanoreceptor Definition

mĕkə-nō-rĭ-sĕptər
noun
A type of sensory receptor sensitive to touch, tension, pressure, etc.
Webster's New World

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Noun

Singular:
mechanoreceptor
Plural:
mechanoreceptors

Origin of Mechanoreceptor

  • From mechano- +"Ž receptor

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