"mechanostat" meaning in English

See mechanostat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: mechanostats [plural]
Etymology: From mechano- + -stat. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|mechano|stat}} mechano- + -stat Head templates: {{en-noun}} mechanostat (plural mechanostats)
  1. A model describing bone growth and bone loss, based on a refinement of Wolff's law, and according to which these processes are stimulated by the local mechanical elastic deformation of bone. Wikipedia link: mechanostat

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