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Nociceptive

//ˌnəʊ.sɪˈsɛp.tɪv// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to the perception or sensation of pain. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    caused by or in response to pain wordnet

Etymology

Coined by English neurophysiologist Charles Sherrington in 1906, from Latin noceō (“to do harm, to inflict injury”) + receptive.

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