mechanostat

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noun

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.

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Meanings

nounmechanostat (plural mechanostats)

plural mechanostats

  1. 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.

Origin

From mechano- + -stat.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

antestomach
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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