- algesic
Medical dictionary. 2011.
algesic
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algesic — adjective a) Pain causing; painful in nature. b) In relation to level of hypersensitivity to pain … Wiktionary
algesic — adj. painful; pertaining to algesia (extreme sensitivity to pain) … English contemporary dictionary
algesic — al·ge·sic … English syllables
algesic — adjective see algesia … Useful english dictionary
algesia — algesic /al jee zik, sik/, adj. /al jee zee euh, see euh/, n. Med. sensitivity to pain; hyperesthesia. [ < NL < Gk álges(is) feeling of pain + NL ia IA] * * * … Universalium
joint — /joynt/, n. 1. the place at which two things, or separate parts of one thing, are joined or united, either rigidly or in such a way as to permit motion; juncture. 2. a connection between pieces of wood, metal, or the like, often reinforced with… … Universalium
algesia — SYN: algesthesia. [G. algesis, a sense of pain] * * * al·ge·sia al jē zē ə, jē zhə n sensitivity to pain al·ge·sic jē zik, sik adj * * * al·ge·sia (al jeґze ə) 1. nociception. 2. excessive sensitivity to pain, a type of hyperesthesia.… … Medical dictionary
algetic — SYN: algesic. * * * al·get·ic al jet ik adj relating to or causing pain … Medical dictionary
Discovery and development of TRPV1 antagonists — Chronic pain remains a recognized unmet medical need. Consequently, the search for new analgesic agents is being intensively studied by the pharmaceutical industry. The TRPV1 receptor is an ion channel that has been implicated in mediation of… … Wikipedia
Mechanosensation — is a response mechanism to mechanical stimuli. The physiological foundation for the senses of touch, hearing and balance, and pain is the conversion of mechanical stimuli into neuronal signals: mechanosensation. Mechanoreceptors of the skin,… … Wikipedia
