MECHANORECEPTOR Definition & Meaning

mechanoreceptor

[ mek-uh-noh-ri-sep-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Anatomy.

any of the sense organs that respond to vibration, stretching, pressure, or other mechanical stimuli.

mechanoreceptor

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noun

physiol a sensory receptor, as in the skin, that is sensitive to a mechanical stimulus, such as pressure

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of mechanoreceptor¹

First recorded in 1925–30; mechano- + receptor

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Using a device called a vibration exciter, Holowka and colleagues assessed the sensitivity of two types of mechanoreceptor, known as Meissner and Pacinian corpuscles, in their volunteers.

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Holowka and colleagues’ key discovery is probably unexpected, given that one might predict that a thick layer of skin would be a barrier to the transmission of stimuli: mechanoreceptor sensitivity is not lower in habitually barefoot people than in people who usually wear shoes.

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A skin-inspired organic digital mechanoreceptor.

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