nociceptive

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UK/ˌnəʊ.sɪˈsɛp.tɪv/US/ˌnoʊ.səˈsɛp.tɪv/

adjective

Relating to the perception or sensation of pain.

Similar
sensitive
OriginEnglish receptive ← Middle English receptive ← Medieval Latin receptivus →
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Meanings

adjectivenociceptive (not comparable)

alternative noci-ceptive

  1. not comparablemedicineRelating to the perception or sensation of pain.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecaused by or in response to pain

Similar
sensitive
Also see
nocireceptive

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*neḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*noḱéyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*nokeō
  4. Latinnoceō
  5. Proto-Italic*wre-
  6. Latinre-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  9. Proto-Italic*kapjō
  10. Latincapiō
  11. Latinrecipiō
  12. Latinreceptus
  13. Medieval Latinreceptivus
  14. Middle Englishreceptive
  15. Englishreceptive
  16. Englishnociceptive

Coined by English neurophysiologist Charles Sherrington in 1906, from Latin noceō (“to do harm, to inflict injury”) + receptive.

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Translations

Polish bólowy, nocyceptywny
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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nociceptive

contraceptivedeceptivereceptiveperceptiveproprioceptiveconceptiveimperceptiveinterceptive
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Cite this entry
APA

nociceptive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nociceptive

MLA

“nociceptive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nociceptive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nociceptive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nociceptive.

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