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nociceptive Definition

no·ci·cep·tive (nō′sə septiv)

adjective

of, causing, or reacting to pain

Etymology: < L nocere (see nocent) + (re)ceptive

nociceptive Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • neuron: This type of information about nociceptive neurones is needed to help in the search / generation of more effective analgesics.
  • stimulus: Thus the nociceptive stimulus can be described in absolute terms.
  • pain: The whole spectrum of cancer pain from nociceptive pain through to total pain will be explored.
  • input: One of the big questions was about understanding ' the baggage ' added on to the nociceptive input.
  • information: Is there a final cortical site of integration of nociceptive information?
  • neuron: Wide dynamic range but not nociceptive specific neurons encode multidimensional features of prolonged repetitive heat stimuli.

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