mechanoreceptor
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Related to cutaneous mechanoreceptor: mechanoreception
mechanoreceptor
[¦mek·ə·nō·ri′sep·tər] (physiology)
A receptor that provides the organism with information about such mechanical changes in the environment as movement, tension, and pressure.
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