nociceptive

nociceptive
Capable of appreciation or transmission of pain. [see nociceptor]

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no·ci·cep·tive .nō-si-'sep-tiv adj
1) of a stimulus PAINFUL, INJURIOUS
2) of, induced by, or responding to a nociceptive stimulus used esp. of receptors or protective reflexes

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adj.
describing nerve fibres, endings, or pathways that are concerned with the condition of pain.

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