elastoviscosity

English

Etymology

From elasto- +‎ viscosity.

Noun

elastoviscosity (countable and uncountable, plural elastoviscosities)

1. Quality or degree of being elastoviscous.
   • 2015 August 25, “The Effect of Tear Supplementation on Ocular Surface Sensations during the Interblink Interval in Patients with Dry Eye”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:

     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.