What is another word for mechanoreceptive?
Pronunciation: [mˌɛkɐnɔːsˈɛptɪv] (IPA) 
Mechanoreceptive refers to the ability of an organism to detect mechanical stimuli such as pressure or touch. Some synonyms that can be used include tactile, haptic, and somatosensory. Tactile refers to the sense of touch and can be used to describe the ability of an organism to perceive a physical sensation through the skin. Haptic refers to the sense of touch and also includes the sense of movement or position. Somatosensory refers to the complex sensation of touch, pressure, temperature, and pain that is felt through the skin, muscles, and joints. All of these synonyms describe the same sense of mechanical detection, just with slightly different nuances in their meanings.
