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nocifensive

nocifensive adjective: describing a response to pain or discomfort.

Adjective

nocifensive (not comparable)

  1. Describing a response to pain or discomfort

Origin of nocifensive

From noci- + (de)fensive.

Questions about nocifensive

What does nocifensive mean?
Nocifensive means describing a response to pain or discomfort.
What part of speech is nocifensive?
Nocifensive is an adjective.

Words near nocifensive in the dictionary

  1. nociceptive pains
  2. nociceptively
  3. nociceptor
  4. nociceptors
  5. nocicipient
  6. nocifensive
  7. Nocifora
  8. Nociforas
  9. nocino
  10. nocioception
  11. nociperception

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