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central sensitisation

central sensitisation noun: a pathophysiologic process in which the central nervous system undergoes structural, functional, and chemical changes that make it more sensitive to pain and other sensory stimuli.

Noun

central sensitisation (uncountable)

  1. A pathophysiologic process in which the central nervous system undergoes structural, functional, and chemical changes that make it more sensitive to pain and other sensory stimuli.

Questions about central sensitisation

What does central sensitisation mean?
Central sensitisation means a pathophysiologic process in which the central nervous system undergoes structural, functional, and chemical changes that make it more sensitive to pain and other sensory stimuli.
What part of speech is central sensitisation?
Central sensitisation is a noun.

Words near central sensitisation in the dictionary

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  2. central reservation
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  4. central retinal arteries
  5. central retinal artery
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  8. central simple algebra
  9. central simple algebras
  10. central spindle
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