pronociceptive

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adjective

Preceding or leading to nociception, the perception of pain.

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Meanings

adjectivepronociceptive (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePreceding or leading to nociception, the perception of pain.

    A pronociceptive role has been attributed to these receptors.

    2015 June 4, Norma Carrillo-Munguía et al., “Tramadol and Tramadol+Caffeine Synergism in the Rat Formalin Test Are Mediated by Central Opioid and Serotonergic Mechanisms”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin

From pro- + nociceptive.

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