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mechanoreceptor
(redirected from cutaneous mechanoreceptor)

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mech·a·no·re·cep·tor  (mk-n-r-sptr)
n.
A specialized sensory end organ that responds to mechanical stimuli such as tension, pressure, or displacement.
mecha·no·re·ception n.
mecha·no·re·ceptive adj.
mechanoreceptor [ˌmɛkənəʊrɪˈsɛptə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Physiol a sensory receptor, as in the skin, that is sensitive to a mechanical stimulus, such as pressure


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The cutaneous mechanoreceptors that innervate glabrous or hairless skin are the rapidly adapting Meissner's corpuscle (MC), the slowly adapting Merkel disk, rapidly adapting PC, and the slowly adapting Ruffini's ending (Fig.
Aging of the somatosensory system: a translational perspective by Harrison, Anne L. / Physical Therapy
The role of the cutaneous mechanoreceptors in the amplitude changes of the H-reflex m both neurologically healthy[24,25] and neurologically impaired[26,27] persons has been studied.
The effect of two intensities of massage on H-reflex amplitude by Seaborne, Derek E. / Physical Therapy
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