of, causing, or reacting to pain
Origin of nociceptive
from Classical Latin nocere (see nocent) + (re)ceptivenociceptive
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nociceptive
adjective
- Causing pain. Used of a stimulus.
- Caused by or responding to a painful stimulus: a nociceptive spinal reflex.
Origin of nociceptive
From nociceptorTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Adjective
(comparative more nociceptive, superlative most nociceptive)
- (of a stimulus) Causing pain.
- (of a reflex etc) Caused by pain.
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nociceptive - Medical Definition
adj.
- Causing pain. Used of a stimulus.
- Caused by or responding to a painful stimulus: a nociceptive spinal reflex.
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