Etymology

mechanoreceptor

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Today it means: any receptor that provides an organism with information about mechanical changes in its environment, such as movement, tension and pressure Full definition →

English receptor ← Middle English mekanyk ← Old French mecanique
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The story

  1. Latinmēchanicus
  2. Old Frenchmecanique
  3. Middle Englishmekanyk
  4. Englishmechan(ic)
  5. Englishmechano-
  6. Englishreceptor
  7. English todaymechanoreceptor

From mechano- + receptor.

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