nociception

English

Alternative forms

nocioception

Etymology

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

Noun

nociception (uncountable)

The physiological process underlying the sensation of pain.

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
Spanish: nocicepción f

References

OED 2nd edition 1989
International Association for the Study of Pain (accessed 24 April 2012), “IASP taxonomy”, in (Please provide the title of the work)‎

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