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What is the noun for mechanoreceptors?

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mechanoreceptor
  1. (biology) any receptor that provides an organism with information about mechanical changes in its environment, such as movement, tension and pressure
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Now, they describe an artificial mechanoreceptor system made out of organic electronic materials.”
      “In fact, mechanoreceptor nerve fibres that are sensitive to cold have increased spontaneous discharge frequency in the presence of cold stimuli.”
      “The dominance of mechanoreceptor structures could be explained by the subterranean habits of mole crickets and limited air movement.”
mechanoreception
  1. The action of a mechanoreceptor
mechanoreceptors
  1. plural of mechanoreceptor
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The filling of the stomach also activates the reflex, presumably through the action of gastric mechanoreceptors.”
      “The threshold loading test stimulates mechanoreceptors in respiratory muscles.”
      “The multitude of other mechanoreceptors act mainly as proprioceptors although some encode both proprioceptive and exteroceptive information.”
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