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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Feb 28.
Published in final edited form as: Birth Defects Res. 2017 Jan 30;109(2):153–168. doi: 10.1002/bdra.23557

Figure 2: Formal definitions of mechanical terminology.

Figure 2:

Engineering provides specific terms to create mechanical descriptions of biological processes. Provided are commonly used definitions that demonstrate the relationship between strain, stress and material properties.