Nociceptive

Word NOCICEPTIVE
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Pronunciations /ˌnəʊ.sɪˈsɛp.tɪv/

Definitions and meanings of "Nociceptive"

What do we mean by nociceptive?

Causing pain. Used of a stimulus. adjective

Caused by or responding to a painful stimulus. adjective

In neurology, receptive of injury.

Causing pain. adjective

Caused by pain. adjective

Caused by or in response to pain adjective

Relating to the perception or sensation of pain.

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The word "nociceptive" in example sentences

One, sometimes called nociceptive pain, results from damage to tissues, as from arthritis or a burn. ❋ Emma Goldman (2005)

Adenosine A1 receptors mediate local anti-nociceptive effects of acupuncture ❋ Unknown (2010)

On the contrary, as the science of pain has unearthed in the last forty years or so, there are physiologically specialized systems that process nociceptive stimuli from the moment they effect peripheral receptors to the central processing of these signals in the spinal cord and the brain. ❋ Aydede, Murat (2009)

Moreover, on her view, it is a fatal mistake to take this subjective sensation of pain as the nature of pain because she thinks that a biologically more realistic objective understanding of pain involving the various systems processing nociceptive information will serve our scientific purposes much better and the commonsense understanding of pain should follow that. ❋ Aydede, Murat (2009)

Activity induced in the nociceptor and nociceptive pathways by a noxious stimulus is not pain, which is always a psychological state, even though we may well appreciate that pain most often has a proximate physical cause. ❋ Aydede, Murat (2009)

(Nociceptors are peripheral nerve endings specialized to respond, normally, only to potentially damaging stimuli, i.e., to nociceptive stimuli). ❋ Aydede, Murat (2009)

Morphine inhibits the nociceptive neural pathways at multiple sites. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Anatomic studies have shown that the density of cutaneous nociceptive nerve endings in the late fetus and newborn infant equal or exceed that of adult skin. ❋ Unknown (1998)

GRT 6005 has completed proof-of-concept studies in nociceptive and neuropathic pain. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The procedure is known as lateral branch denervation and ablates the afferent nociceptive nerves that originate in the sacroiliac joint and surrounding tissue.

Withdrawal reflexes and other nociceptive reactions can be recorded. ❋ William Saletan (2011)

Dr. Amann's colleague Alan R. Light reports that the nociceptive nerves look exactly like ergoreceptive nerves but respond to much higher concentrations of the muscle metabolites - levels so high that they are not normally associated with intense exercise, perhaps because a signal to slow down or stop comes on before levels get that high. ❋ By GINA KOLATA (2011)

And it is not known whether these nociceptive nerves are also involved in making people stop or slow down when they are exercising. ❋ By GINA KOLATA (2011)

A second set of nerve fibers, the nociceptive nerves, signal deep muscle pain. ❋ By GINA KOLATA (2011)

When tested in the absence of morphine, none of these inhibitor treatments modified nociceptive latencies (data not shown). ❋ Jennie L Conroy (2010)

Dr. Whelan has begun to examine the role of nociceptive input in the control of locomotion. ❋ Editors (2010)

ADX71943 is an orally available positive allosteric modulator (PAM) of the GABA (B) receptor that has potential for treatment of osteoarthritis pain and chronic nociceptive pain as well as other indications. ❋ Pillscribe (2010)

In a second model (Formalin test), ADX71943 showed anti-nociceptive effect after oral administration of 3 to 10 mg/kg. ❋ Pillscribe (2010)

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