mechanosensitiveadj.
/ˌmɛkənəʊˈsɛnsᵻtɪv/, /ˌmɛkn̩əʊˈsɛnsᵻtɪv/, U.S. /ˌmɛkənoʊˈsɛnsədɪv/ Physiology.
Responsive to mechanical stimuli; mechanoreceptive.
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rheotropic1884
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mechanosensitive1957
mechanosensory1974
1957 Science 14 June 1201/3 GABA blocks depolarizing, excitatory synaptic electrogenesis in the mammalian brain as it also blocks that of the mechanosensitive receptor.
1976 Pain 2 5 The remaining 11 units could, in addition, be excited by sensitive cutaneous mechanosensitive afferent units.
1990 Biophysical Jrnl. Feb. 320a/1 The activities of the large-conductance mechanosensitive channel reported in wild-type E. coli spheroplasts..were studied in excised inside-out patches from these mutant cells.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1957