mechanoreception
/ˌmɛkənəʊrɪˈsɛpʃn/ /ˌmɛk(ə)nəʊrɪˈsɛpʃn/Physiology
noun
The detection of a mechanical stimulus by means of mechanoreceptors; the process by which a mechanical stimulus is converted by a mechanoreceptor into a nervous impulse.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Science. From mechano- + reception, after mechanoreceptor.