NOCICEPTOR


Meaning of NOCICEPTOR in English

[ 'nəʊsɪˌsɛptə ]

■ noun Physiology a sensory receptor that reacts to painful stimuli.

Derivatives

nociceptive adjective

Origin

early 20th cent.: from L. nocere 'to harm' + receptor .

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