mechanoreception
/ˌmɛkənəʊrɪˈsɛpʃn/ /ˌmɛk(ə)nəʊrɪˈsɛpʃn/Physiology
noun
The detection of a mechanical stimulus by means of mechanoreceptors; the process by which a mechanical stimulus is converted by a mechanoreceptor into a nervous impulse.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Science. From mechano- + reception, after mechanoreceptor.
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- chamber choir
- chamber concert
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- chamber-fellow
- chamber floor
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