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Meaning of "mechanoreceptor" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MECHANORECEPTOR

mechanoreceptor  [ˌmɛkənəʊrɪˈsɛptə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MECHANORECEPTOR

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Mechanoreceptor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MECHANORECEPTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mechanoreceptor

A mechanoreceptor is a sensory receptor that responds to mechanical pressure or distortion. Normally there are four main types in glabrous skin: Pacinian corpuscles, Meissner's corpuscles, Merkel's discs, and Ruffini endings. There are also mechanoreceptors in hairy skin, and the hair cells in the cochlea are the most sensitive mechanoreceptors, transducing air pressure waves into nerve signals sent to the brain. In the periodontal ligament, there are some mechanoreceptors, which allow the jaw to relax when biting down on hard objects; the mesencephalic nucleus is responsible for this reflex. Research into the mechanoreceptors of the human body began in the late 1970s, when Vallbo and Johansson took percutaneous recordings of human volunteers. The mechanoreceptors of rhesus monkeys are virtually identical to those of humans.

Definition of mechanoreceptor in the English dictionary

The definition of mechanoreceptor in the dictionary is a sensory receptor, as in the skin, that is sensitive to a mechanical stimulus, such as pressure.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MECHANORECEPTOR


accepter
əkˈsɛptə
acceptor
əkˈsɛptə
amboceptor
ˈæmbəʊˌsɛptə
baroceptor
ˈbærəʊˌsɛptə
baroreceptor
ˈbærəʊrɪˌsɛptə
chemoreceptor
ˌkɛməʊrɪˈsɛptə
electroreceptor
ɪˈlɛktrəʊrɪˌsɛptə
exteroceptor
ˈɛkstərəʊˌsɛptə
intercepter
ˌɪntəˈsɛptə
interceptor
ˌɪntəˈsɛptə
interoceptor
ˌɪntərəʊˈsɛptə
nociceptor
ˈnəʊsɪˌsɛptə
photoreceptor
ˌfəʊtəʊrɪˈsɛptə
preceptor
prɪˈsɛptə
proprioceptor
ˌprəʊprɪəˈsɛptə
receptor
rɪˈsɛptə
scepter
ˈsɛptə
sceptre
ˈsɛptə
septa
ˈsɛptə
thermoreceptor
ˌθɜːməʊrɪˈsɛptə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MECHANORECEPTOR

mechanicalism
mechanically
mechanically recovered meat
mechanicalness
mechanician
mechanics
mechanisable
mechanise
mechaniser
mechanism
mechanist
mechanistic
mechanistically
mechanizable
mechanization
mechanize
mechanizer
mechanochemical
mechanomorphism
mechanotherapy

WORDS THAT END LIKE MECHANORECEPTOR

adaptor
captor
caveat emptor
chemoceptor
corruptor
descriptor
disruptor
exceptor
inceptor
interruptor
ionotropic receptor
lithontriptor
metabotropic receptor
oviraptor
raptor
recaptor
rheoreceptor
sculptor
susceptor
velociraptor

Synonyms and antonyms of mechanoreceptor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mechanoreceptor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MECHANORECEPTOR

Find out the translation of mechanoreceptor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mechanoreceptor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mechanoreceptor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

机械感受器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mecanorreceptor
570 millions of speakers

English

mechanoreceptor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mechanoreceptor
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مستقبلة ميكانيكية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

механорецепторных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mecanorreceptor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mechanoreceptor
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mécanorécepteurs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mechanoreceptor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mechanorezeptoren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

機械的受容器
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mechanoreceptor
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mekanoreceptor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cơ học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mechanoreceptor
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेकोनरेसेप्टर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mekanoreseptör
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

meccanorecettori
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mechanoreceptorów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

механорецепторних
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mechanoreceptor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μηχανοϋποδοχέως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

meganoreseptor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mekanoreceptor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mechanoreceptor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mechanoreceptor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MECHANORECEPTOR»

The term «mechanoreceptor» is normally little used and occupies the 139.733 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MECHANORECEPTOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mechanoreceptor

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MECHANORECEPTOR»

Discover the use of mechanoreceptor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mechanoreceptor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Nerves and Mechanoreceptors: The Role of Innervation in the ...
Every organ, tissue or body part which contains a set of two or more types of mechanoreceptors, supplied by afferent axons of a common nerve, represents a mechanoreceptor complex in a broad sense of the word. However, there are various ...
Jirina Zelená, 1994
2
The Biological Basis for Mind Body Interactions
V = vagal; S = spinal Esophagus V Mechanoreceptor (L) None Propulsion V Thermoreceptor Heat S Mechanoreceptor Discomfort, pain Vomiting Stomach V Mechanoreceptor (volume) Fullness, satiety Gastric volume V Mucosal receptor ...
E.A. Mayer, C.B. Saper, 2000
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Discovering Biological Psychology
Within each mechanoreceptor are unmyelinated axon fibers. The membranes of these axons contain sodium ion channels that respond to physical stretching or changes in membrane tension. When the membrane of the axon is stretched, the  ...
Laura Freberg, 2009
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Muller and Kirk's Small Animal Dermatology7: Muller and ...
Tylotrich hair Rapid-adapting mechanoreceptor Specialized hair that is a large primary follicle surrounded by a ring of neurovascular tissue. Associated with a tylotrich pad. Tylotrich pad Slow-adapting A local area of epidermal thickening with ...
William Howard Miller, Craig E. Griffin, Karen L. Campbell, 2013
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Science, Theory and Clinical Application in Orthopaedic ...
Like the type I mechanoreceptor, the type II also can inhibit pain with similar mechanisms. The receptor fires briefly, for half of one second, with a half second refractory period. Type II receptors are built for oscillation manual techniques for pain ...
Ola Grimsby, Jim Rivard, 2008
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The Physiology of Excitable Cells
Table 14.1 Mechanoreceptor afferents of the glabrous skin of the human hand Note: FA, fast adapting; RA, rapidly adapting; PC, Pacinian corpuscle; SA, slowly adapting. (Simplified after Greenspan & Bolanowski, 1996.) 2.5 1.5 2.0 2.5 1.5 ...
David J. Aidley, 1998
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Textbook of Gastroenterology
Table 3.1 Extrinsic vagal and spinal gastrointestinal afferent neurons: simplified classification of neurons, sensations, and regulated functions Region Esophagus Stomach Duodenum Jejunum, ileum Afferent neuron V, mechanoreceptor (L) V, ...
Tadataka Yamada, 2009
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The Stress Effect
In this type of injury, the joint's ability to move in its normal functional range has been compromised by the traumatic impact, which results in the understimulation of mechanoreceptor stimuli. Essentially, the joint is stuck in a position that doesn't  ...
Richard Weinstein, 2004
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Pain and Touch
MECHANORECEPTOR ACTIVATION AND TRANSDUCTION Mechanoreceptors come in a variety of shapes and forms, and may or may not have nonneural elements attached or adjacent to the nerve terminations. The nonneural elements  ...
Lawrence Kruger, 1996
10
Functional Morphology of Feeding and Grooming in Crustacea
Ultrastructure of physiologically defined mechanoreccptor neurons and chcmoreceptor neurons. A. Schematic diagram of bimodal sensillum, containing two chemoreccptor neurons (c) and one mechanoreceptor neuron (m). Notice long ciliary ...
Felgenhauer, A.B Thistle, L. Watling, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MECHANORECEPTOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mechanoreceptor is used in the context of the following news items.
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Letter of the Day
The cervical vertebrae are blessed with large populations of movement receptors. When cervical vertebrae are moved those mechanoreceptor ... «Sonoma Index-Tribune, Jun 15»
2
A Touch of Science
Professor Ardem Patapoutian and his collaborators have identified the mechanoreceptor protein that mediates the sense of touch in mammals: ... «Brain Blogger, Dec 14»
3
Salk and Harvard Scientists Chart Spinal Circuitry Responsible for …
Similarly, mechanoreceptor fibers that project to the spinal cord from a missing limb might spur erroneous pain signals. “Normally, only pain ... «Newswise, Dec 14»
4
Solving a Long-Standing Mystery, Scripps Research Institute …
Since the early 1990s they have been identifying smell and taste receptors. But the mechanoreceptor protein that mediates the sense of touch ... «Newswise, Dec 14»
5
Scientists identify principal protein sensor for touch
Since the early 1990s they have been identifying smell and taste receptors. But the mechanoreceptor protein that mediates the sense of touch ... «Medical Xpress, Dec 14»
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Shared Mechanisms Between Computer-Assisted Mechanical …
... myofascial trigger-point therapy, soft-tissue-release approaches, IVD disorders, mechanoreceptor stimulation and Golgi tendon therapy. «Dynamic Chiropractic, Jul 14»
7
Touch Just Got Real, Fujitsu's Haptic Sensory Tablet
(A mechanoreceptor is a sensory receptor that responds to mechanical pressure or distortion) This modulates the friction force between your ... «Forbes, Mar 14»
8
Asymmetrical Pronation: Effect on Adjustments
This causes inaccurate proprioceptive nerve impulses and mechanoreceptor responses, affecting skeletal muscle coordination and balance. Dr. Warren ... «Dynamic Chiropractic, Feb 14»
9
Locust eardrum is a tiny frequency analyser
The membrane is kidney-shaped and has two points on its inner surface, where mechanoreceptor cells – neurones that respond to mechanical ... «physicsworld.com, Nov 13»
10
Kidney disease may be written on your face
... correlate with the function of PKD2 as a mechanoreceptor, influencing the structure of the face by influencing jaw strength and other features. «Futurity: Research News, Apr 13»

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