Etymology

nociception

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Today it means: The physiological process underlying the sensation of pain. Full definition →

Latin nocēre
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromnocēre“to hurt”
  2. English todaynociception

From Latin nocēre (“to hurt”) + English (re)ception. By surface analysis, noci- + -ception.

Words from the same roots

Latinnocēre all →

nuisance

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