nociception

English

Alternative forms

nocioception

Etymology

From Latin nocēre (“to hurt”) + English (re)ception.

Noun

nociception (countable and uncountable, plural nociceptions)

(physiology) The physiological process underlying the sensation of pain.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

physiological process underlying the sensation of pain

Catalan: nocicepció f
Czech: nocicepce f
Finnish: kipuaisti
French: nociception (fr) f
Italian: nocicezione (it) f
Portuguese: nocicepção f
Spanish: nocicepción f

References

OED 2nd edition 1989
"IASP Terminology - IASP". www.iasp-pain.org. Retrieved 8 June 2020.

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