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nociceptive

/ ˌnəʊsɪˈsɛptɪv /

adjective

  1. causing or reacting to pain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of nociceptive1

C20: from Latin nocēre to injure + (re)ceptive
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Example Sentences

Cutting nociceptive nerves, though, generally backfires because, as we have noted, nerve injury can promote the onset of even more stubborn, persistent pain.

The distinctions between pain types are not clean: If left untreated, nociceptive pain may sensitize the nervous system, turning a temporary problem into chronic, nociplastic pain, for example.

Upon receiving a nociceptive pain message, the brain’s pain regulation network can either inhibit or enhance the pain experience according to the context.

Nav1.7 channels are found nearly exclusively in peripheral nociceptive neurons in the dorsal root ganglia; these nerve centres in the spinal column are the first ‘relay station’ in transmitting pain-related information to the brain.

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Unlike nociceptive pain, neuropathic pain is caused by damage to the somatosensory nervous system itself, as a result of trauma or disease.

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