Etymology

mechanotransducer

Today it means: Any cell, etc. that generates a measurable response to mechanical stimulation. Full definition →

English transducer ← Middle English mekanyk ← Old French mecanique
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  1. Latinmēchanicus
  2. Old Frenchmecanique
  3. Middle Englishmekanyk
  4. Englishmechan(ic)
  5. Englishmechano-
  6. Englishtransducer
  7. English todaymechanotransducer

From mechano- + transducer.

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