English Words: M

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mechanomicsnoun

The study or use of mechanomes

mechanomodulationnoun

Mechanical modulation.

mechanomodulatoryadj

Relating to mechanical modulation

mechanomyogramnoun

The low-frequency mechanical signal observable from the surface of a muscle when the muscle is contracted.

mechanomyographicadj

Relating to mechanomyography

mechanomyographynoun

The creation of mechanomyograms

mechanonociceptionnoun

mechanical nociception

mechanonociceptiveadj

Relating to mechanonociception

mechanonociceptornoun

A mechanoreceptor involved in the sensation of pain.

mechanopathologynoun

mechanical (typically surgical) pathology

mechanoperceptionnoun

The perception of mechanical stimuli

mechanophilianoun

attraction to machines

mechanophobenoun

A person who has a fear of machines.

mechanophobianoun

A fear of machines.

mechanophorenoun

Any compound whose reaction is triggered by mechanical force

mechanophysicaladj

mechanical and physical

mechanoporationnoun

The process by which a traumatic insult produces sublethal pores or defects in the membrane.

mechanoprotectionnoun

protection of tissue such as muscle from mechanical harm

mechanoprotectiveadj

That provides mechanoprotection

mechanoreceptionnoun

The action of a mechanoreceptor

mechanoreceptiveadj

Responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound and touch

mechanoreceptornoun

any receptor that provides an organism with information about mechanical changes in its environment, such as movement, tension and pressure

mechanoreceptorialadj

Relating to mechanoreceptors

mechanoreceptoryadj

Relating to a mechanoreceptor

mechanoreciprocitynoun

The mutual relationship between cells and tissue

mechanoreflexnoun

A mechanical reflex

mechanoregulateverb

To mechanically regulate

mechanoregulationnoun

mechanical regulation of a genetic process

mechanoregulatornoun

Any material that produces mechanoregulation

mechanoregulatoryadj

Relating to mechanoregulation

mechanorespondverb

To produce a mechanoresponse

mechanoresponsenoun

A response to a mechanical stimulus

mechanoresponsesnoun

plural of mechanoresponse

mechanoresponsiveadj

That is responsive to mechanical stimulation

mechanoresponsivenessnoun

mechanical responsiveness

mechanoresponsivitynoun

The condition of being, or the extent to which something is mechanoresponsive

mechanosensationnoun

The physiological response to a mechanical stimulus.

mechanosenseverb

To employ mechanosensation

mechanosensillaenoun

Misspelling of mechanosensilla.

mechanosensillumnoun

A mechanosensitive sensillum.

mechanosensingnoun

Responsivity to mechanical stimuli, especially at the cellular level or below

mechanosensitiveadj

Sensitive to mechanical stimuli such as pressure

mechanosensitivitynoun

sensitivity to a mechanical stimulus

mechanosensornoun

Anything (especially a biomolecule) that responds to changes in mechanical force

mechanosensoryadj

Of or pertaining to the sensing of mechanical stimuli.

mechanosignalnoun

A mechanical (rather than a chemical or electrical) signal

mechanosignalingnoun

mechanical (rather than chemical or electrical) signalling

mechanosomenoun

A hypothetical structure, in cells, responsible for mechanotransduction

mechanostabilitynoun

mechanical stability

mechanostableadj

Exhibiting mechanostability.

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