no|ci|cep|tive reflex

no|ci|cep|tive reflex
no|ci|cep|tive reflex «NOH sih SEHP tihv»,
a reflex caused by a painful stimulus.
[< Latin nocēre to harm + English (re)ceptive]

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  • nociceptive — [nō΄sə sep′tiv] adj. 〚< L nocere (see NOCENT) + (RE)CEPTIVE〛 of, causing, or reacting to pain * * * no·ci·cep·tive (nō sĭ sĕpʹtĭv) adj. 1. Causing pain. Used of a stimulus. 2. Caused by or responding to a painful stimulus: a nocicep …   Universalium

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