nociceptor

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Etymology

Coined by English neurophysiologist Charles Sherrington in 1906, originally in the spelling noci-ceptor, from noceō + clipped form of receptor.

Noun

nociceptor (plural nociceptors)

  1. A sensory receptor that sends signals that cause the perception of pain in response to a potentially damaging stimulus.

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Spanish

Noun

nociceptor m (plural nociceptores)

  1. nociceptor
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