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mechanicoreceptor (medicine) and podzolisation (medicine)


mechanicoreceptor (medicine)


mechanicoreceptor -->
mechanoreceptor


A receptor which responds to mechanical pressure or distortion; e.g., receptors in the carotid sinuses, touch receptors in the skin.

Synonym: mechanicoreceptor.


podzolisation (medicine)


podzolisation
<biochemistry> The process by which sesquioxides (aluminum and iron) are leached from the A-horizon and precipitated in the B-horizon, often resulting in a leached layer, the E-horizon (see horizon.