Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z mechanobiologically In a mechanobiological manner mechanobiology The study of the mechanics (physical forces and interactions) of biological systems mechanobioregulatory mechanobiologically regulatory mechanoblistering mechanical blistering mechanobullous Relating to the formation of blisters by simple mechanical action mechanocaloric Describing the production of heat by mechanical means, but especially the heating of liquid helium as some of it (the coldest atoms) escapes through minute pores. mechanocardiogram A cardiogram that shows the mechanical effects of the heartbeat mechanocardiographic Relating to mechanocardiography mechanocardiography cardiography by means of mechanocardiograms mechanocellular mechanical and cellular mechanoceptic Relating to mechanoreception mechanoceptically In a mechanoceptic manner mechanochemical Of or pertaining to mechanochemistry mechanochemically In a mechanochemical manner. mechanochemistry The reaction of substances, in the absence of a solvent, effected by grinding solid reactants. mechanochromic relating to mechanochromism mechanochromism A change in colour of a solid when under mechanical stress mechanocoupling mechanical coupling mechanocyte A fibroblast grown in tissue culture mechanoelastic elastic towards mechanical forces mechanoelasticity The condition of being mechanoelastic. mechanoelectrical Describing the production of electricity by mechanical motion; especially in a transducer mechanoelectrotransduction mechanoelectrical transduction mechanoenergetic Relating to mechanical energy. mechanoenergetics mechanical energetics mechanoenergy mechanical energy mechanoenzymatic Relating to mechanoenzymes mechanoenzyme Any enzyme that converts chemical energy into mechanical energy and hence into movement mechanofusion The fusion (either melting, or merging together) of materials by mechanical means. mechanogenetic mechanical and genetic mechanogenic Having a mechanical origin mechanogram A graphical representation of mechanical activity (typically of the heart) mechanograph One of a number of mechanically-produced copies of anything, produced by mechanography. mechanographic Written, copied, or recorded by machinery, or produced by mechanography. mechanographical Synonym of mechanographic. mechanographically By mechanographic means. mechanographist One who uses mechanography. mechanography The mechanical reproduction of documents. mechanoid A robot that is designed to look and act like a human. mechanoinsensitive insensitive to mechanical pain (typically used of nociceptors) mechanokinetic mechanical and kinetic mechanokinetics The ability to cause movement (of artificial limbs etc) by means of the mind mechanolatry Worship of machines. mechanoloading mechanical loading mechanology The study of machines or mechanics. mechanoluminescence The creation of light from mechanical stress. mechanoluminescent Exhibiting or relating to mechanoluminescence. mechanomagnetic Relating to or involving the coupling between mechanical motion and magnetic fields or properties. mechanome All the biochemical processes involved in a mechanical (motor) system mechanometabolic mechanical and metabolic mechanomic Relating to mechanomes mechanomics The study or use of mechanomes mechanomodulation Mechanical modulation. mechanomodulatory Relating to mechanical modulation mechanomorphism the tendency of humans to see the machine-like behavior in other humans, animals, and other non-machine entities mechanomorphosis Mechanical changes in structure produced in the larger groups by similar external causes, such as leaf-like organs in algae and phanerogams. mechanomyogram The low-frequency mechanical signal observable from the surface of a muscle when the muscle is contracted. mechanomyographic Relating to mechanomyography mechanomyography The creation of mechanomyograms mechanonociception mechanical nociception mechanonociceptive Relating to mechanonociception mechanonociceptor A mechanoreceptor involved in the sensation of pain. mechanopathology mechanical (typically surgical) pathology mechanoperception The perception of mechanical stimuli mechanophilia attraction to machines mechanophobe A person who has a fear of machines. mechanophobia A fear of machines. mechanophore Any compound whose reaction is triggered by mechanical force mechanophysical mechanical and physical mechanoporation The process by which a traumatic insult produces sublethal pores or defects in the membrane. mechanoprotection protection of tissue such as muscle from mechanical harm mechanoprotective That provides mechanoprotection mechanoptosis mechanical apoptosis mechanoreception The action of a mechanoreceptor mechanoreceptive Responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound and touch mechanoreceptivity The quality of being mechanoreceptive. mechanoreceptor any receptor that provides an organism with information about mechanical changes in its environment, such as movement, tension and pressure mechanoreceptorial Relating to mechanoreceptors mechanoreceptory Relating to a mechanoreceptor mechanoreciprocity The mutual relationship between cells and tissue mechanoreflex A mechanical reflex mechanoregulate To mechanically regulate mechanoregulated mechanically regulated mechanoregulation mechanical regulation of a genetic process mechanoregulator Any material that produces mechanoregulation mechanoregulatory Relating to mechanoregulation mechanorespond To produce a mechanoresponse mechanoresponse A response to a mechanical stimulus mechanoresponsive That is responsive to mechanical stimulation mechanoresponsiveness mechanical responsiveness mechanoresponsivity The condition of being, or the extent to which something is mechanoresponsive mechanosensation The physiological response to a mechanical stimulus. mechanosense To employ mechanosensation mechanosensillum A mechanosensitive sensillum. mechanosensing Responsivity to mechanical stimuli, especially at the cellular level or below mechanosensitive Sensitive to mechanical stimuli such as pressure. mechanosensitivity sensitivity to a mechanical stimulus mechanosensor Anything (especially a biomolecule) that responds to changes in mechanical force mechanosensory Of or pertaining to the sensing of mechanical stimuli. mechanosignal A mechanical (rather than a chemical or electrical) signal mechanosignaling Mechanical (rather than chemical or electrical) signalling. mechanosome A hypothetical structure, in cells, responsible for mechanotransduction mechanostability mechanical stability mechanostable Exhibiting mechanostability. mechanostat A model describing bone growth and bone loss, based on a refinement of Wolff's law, and according to which these processes are stimulated by the local mechanical elastic deformation of bone. mechanostimulation mechanical stimulation (of biological tissue) mechanostimulatory That provides mechanical stimulation mechanostimulus A mechanical stimulus. mechanostretch To mechanically stretch mechanostretched mechanically stretched mechanostructural mechanical and structural mechanosynthesis The direct manipulation of individual molecules using an atomic force microscope. mechanosynthetic Of or pertaining to mechanosynthesis. mechanotactic Relating to mechanotaxis. mechanotactile mechanosensory and tactile mechanotaxis The movement of a cell along a rigidity gradient mechanotherapeutic of or pertaining to mechanotherapy mechanotherapeutics Synonym of mechanotherapy. mechanotherapist A therapist specialising in mechanotherapy mechanotherapy A type of physiotherapy designed to promote health through exercise and massage. mechanothermal That produces a mechanical response to a thermal stimulus mechanotoxic toxic to mechanosensors mechanotoxin A mechanotoxic material mechanotransduce To mechanically transduce mechanotransduced transduced via mechanotransduction mechanotransducer Any cell, etc. that generates a measurable response to mechanical stimulation. mechanotransducing That uses mechanotransduction mechanotransducive Of, or characterized by mechanotransduction. mechanotransduction The conversion of a mechanical stimulus into chemical activity mechanotransductional Relating to mechanotransduction mechanotransductive Relating to mechanotransduction. mechanotransductor A mechanical transductor mechanotransductory Relating to mechanotransduction or to mechanotransductors mechanotranslation mechanical translation (motion) mechanotranslational Relating to mechanotranslation mechanotransmission mechanical transmission mechanotype mechanical phenotype mechanurgy The branch of science that deals with moving machines. mechaphilia a sexual desire for a mechanical inanimate object. mechatronic Of or relating to mechatronics. mechatronically In terms of, or by means of, mechatronics. mechatronics The synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and software engineering for the study of automata from an engineering perspective and the control of advanced hybrid systems. Meche A surname. Mecheir The sixth month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the second month of the season of Peret. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Mecheir has been in roughly February. Mechelen A city and municipality in Antwerp province, Belgium. Mechem A surname. Mechitarist A member of a congregation of Benedictine monks of the Armenian Catholic Church established in 1717 by Abbot Mekhitar of Sebaste on the island of San Lazzaro, south of Venice. Mechitaristic Of or relating to the Mechitarists. Mechitaristican Synonym of Mechitaristic. mechitza A partition in an Orthodox synagogue to divide men from women