adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ n ō -si- ' sep-tiv
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin noc ē re + English -i- + re ceptive
Date: 1904
1 of a stimulus : PAINFUL , INJURIOUS
2 : of, induced by, or responding to a nociceptive stimulus < nociceptive pain> <a nociceptive nerve pathway>