| mechanographist | An artist who, by mechanical means, multiplies copies of works of art. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| mechanography | The art of mechanically multiplying copies of a writing, or any work of art. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mechanophobia | <psychology> Morbid fear of machinery. Origin: G. Mechane, machine, + phobos, fear (05 Mar 2000) |
| mechanoreceptor | A receptor which responds to mechanical pressure or distortion; e.g., receptors in the carotid sinuses, touch receptors in the skin. Synonym: mechanicoreceptor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mechanoreceptors | Cells specialised to transduce mechanical stimuli and relay that information centrally in the nervous system. Mechanoreceptors include hair cells, which mediate hearing and balance, and the various somatosensory receptors, often with non-neural accessory structures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mechanoreflex | A reflex triggered by stimulation of a mechanoreceptor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mechanotherapy | Treatment of disease by means of apparatus or mechanical appliances of any kind. Origin: G. Mechane, machine, + therapeia, treatment (05 Mar 2000) |