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dysafferentation

dysafferentation noun: abnormal afferent input as a result of joint restriction that involves a functional decrease in the activity of large diameter mechanoreceptor afferent fibers and a simultaneous functional increases in the activity of nociceptive afferent nerve fibers.

Noun

dysafferentation (uncountable)

  1. Abnormal afferent input as a result of joint restriction that involves a functional decrease in the activity of large diameter mechanoreceptor afferent fibers and a simultaneous functional increases in the activity of nociceptive afferent nerve fibers.

Origin of dysafferentation

From dys- + afferent + -ation.

Questions about dysafferentation

What does dysafferentation mean?
Dysafferentation means abnormal afferent input as a result of joint restriction that involves a functional decrease in the activity of large diameter mechanoreceptor afferent fibers and a simultaneous functional increases in the activity of nociceptive afferent nerve fibers.
What part of speech is dysafferentation?
Dysafferentation is a noun.

Words near dysafferentation in the dictionary

  1. dysaerobic
  2. dysaesthesia
  3. dysaesthesia aethiopica
  4. dysaesthesias
  5. dysaesthetic
  6. dysafferentation
  7. dysanapsis
  8. dysanaptic
  9. dysangiogenesis
  10. dysania
  11. Dysart

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