Nociceptive definition

nōsĭ-sĕptĭv
Causing pain. Used of a stimulus.
adjective
0
0
Caused by or responding to a painful stimulus.

A nociceptive spinal reflex.

adjective
0
0
Of, causing, or reacting to pain.
adjective
0
0
Causing pain. Used of a stimulus.
adjective
0
0
Caused by or responding to a painful stimulus.

A nociceptive spinal reflex.

adjective
0
0
Advertisement
(of a stimulus) Causing pain.
adjective
0
0
(of a reflex etc) Caused by pain.
adjective
0
0

Origin of nociceptive

  • From nociceptor

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Nociceptive Sentence Examples

  • Nociceptive nerves, which preferentially detect injury-causing stimuli, have been identified in a variety of animals, including invertebrates.

  • The results of these studies suggest that a sensitization of primary nociceptive sensory neurons is responsible for this hyperalgesia.

  • In 1998, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Nociceptive Trigeminal Inhibition Tension Suppression System (NTI-tss).

  • Nociceptive pain, or the pain that is transmitted by nociceptors, is typically called acute pain.

More sentences

Words near nociceptive in the Dictionary