Elastoviscosity
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Quality or degree of being elastoviscous. countable, uncountable
"In the case of mechanical stimuli, the tear film is expected to act as a limited filter for mechanical forces and an increase in its thickness and/or elastoviscosity would decrease the transmission of force to the nerve endings so that the same stimulus would be less intensely felt."
Example
More examples"In the case of mechanical stimuli, the tear film is expected to act as a limited filter for mechanical forces and an increase in its thickness and/or elastoviscosity would decrease the transmission of force to the nerve endings so that the same stimulus would be less intensely felt."
Etymology
From elasto- + viscosity.
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