Meanings
nounmechanotransduction (countable and uncountable, plural mechanotransductions)
plural mechanotransductions
- countableuncountablebiologyThe conversion of a mechanical stimulus into chemical activity
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
- Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
- Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
- Latinmēchanicus
- Old Frenchmecanique
- Middle Englishmekanyk
- Englishmechan(ic)
- Englishmechano-
- Englishtransduction
- Englishmechanotransduction
From mechano- + transduction.
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mechanotransduction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanotransduction
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“mechanotransduction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanotransduction. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mechanotransduction,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanotransduction.
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