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Mechanosensation vs Osmosensation - What's the difference?

mechanosensation | osmosensation | coordinate terms |

Osmosensation is a coordinate term of mechanosensation.



As nouns the difference between mechanosensation and osmosensation

is that mechanosensation is the physiological response to a mechanical stimulus while osmosensation is the sensory perception of osmotic pressure.

mechanosensation

English

Noun

(wikipedia mechanosensation) (en noun)
  • (biology) The physiological response to a mechanical stimulus

    • Related terms

    *mechanoreceptor

    osmosensation

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (nematology, neurology) The sensory perception of osmotic pressure

    • Coordinate terms

    *mechanosensation

    Related terms

    *osmosensitive *osmosensory