Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sensory receptor that responds to pain.
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- noun A sensory
receptor that sends signals that cause the perception of pain in response to a potentially damaging stimulus.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This hard-wired injury detection mode for pain is called "nociception", meaning detection of harm, while the nerves which detect the damage are called nociceptor nerves ( "nociceptors" for short).
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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This hard-wired injury detection mode for pain is called "nociception", meaning detection of harm, while the nerves which detect the damage are called nociceptor nerves ( "nociceptors" for short).
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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This hard-wired injury detection mode for pain is called "nociception", meaning detection of harm, while the nerves which detect the damage are called nociceptor nerves ( "nociceptors" for short).
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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This hard-wired injury detection mode for pain is called "nociception", meaning detection of harm, while the nerves which detect the damage are called nociceptor nerves ( "nociceptors" for short).
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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This hard-wired injury detection mode for pain is called "nociception", meaning detection of harm, while the nerves which detect the damage are called nociceptor nerves ( "nociceptors" for short).
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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This hard-wired injury detection mode for pain is called "nociception", meaning detection of harm, while the nerves which detect the damage are called nociceptor nerves ( "nociceptors" for short).
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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This hard-wired injury detection mode for pain is called "nociception", meaning detection of harm, while the nerves which detect the damage are called nociceptor nerves ( "nociceptors" for short).
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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This hard-wired injury detection mode for pain is called "nociception", meaning detection of harm, while the nerves which detect the damage are called nociceptor nerves ( "nociceptors" for short).
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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This hard-wired injury detection mode for pain is called "nociception", meaning detection of harm, while the nerves which detect the damage are called nociceptor nerves ( "nociceptors" for short).
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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This hard-wired injury detection mode for pain is called "nociception", meaning detection of harm, while the nerves which detect the damage are called nociceptor nerves ( "nociceptors" for short).
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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