NOCICEPTIVE


Meaning of NOCICEPTIVE in English

|nōsē|septiv adjective

Etymology: noci- (from Latin nocēre to hurt) + re ceptive

1. of a stimulus : painful , injurious

2. : of, induced by, or responding to a nociceptive stimulus — used especially of receptors or protective reflexes

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