mechanoreceptor

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noun

any receptor that provides an organism with information about mechanical changes in its environment, such as movement, tension and pressure

OriginEnglish receptor ← Middle English mekanyk ← Old French mecanique →
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Meanings

nounmechanoreceptor (plural mechanoreceptors)

plural mechanoreceptors

  1. biologyany receptor that provides an organism with information about mechanical changes in its environment, such as movement, tension and pressure

Origin

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

From mechano- + receptor.

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APA

mechanoreceptor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanoreceptor

MLA

“mechanoreceptor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanoreceptor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mechanoreceptor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanoreceptor.

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