Nociceptor - English meaning

Nociceptor – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A sensory receptor for painful stimuli.
Usage examples:
The heat from eating chillies produces ‘nociceptor firing’

伤害感受器

Nociceptor

Nocicepteur

Nozizeptor

नोसिसेप्टर

Nocicettore

통각수용기

Ноцицептор

Nociceptor

Word origin

early 20th century: from Latin nocere ‘to harm’ + receptor.

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