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noun
A sensory receptor that sends signals that cause the perception of pain in response to a potentially damaging stimulus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: nocisensor
Antonyms: beneceptor
Broader terms: ceptor
History
Coined by English neurophysiologist Charles Sherrington in 1906, originally in the spelling noci-ceptor, from noceō + clipped form of receptor, signifying pain detection.
