mechanostats

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A form of 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of mechanostat
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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