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nocioception

nocioception noun: the physiological perception of pain.

Noun

nocioception (uncountable)

  1. The physiological perception of pain.

Synonyms of nocioception

Origin of nocioception

By surface analysis, noci- + -o- + -ception.

Questions about nocioception

What does nocioception mean?
Nocioception means the physiological perception of pain.
What part of speech is nocioception?
Nocioception is a noun.

Words near nocioception in the dictionary

  1. nocicipient
  2. nocifensive
  3. Nocifora
  4. Nociforas
  5. nocino
  6. nocioception
  7. nociperception
  8. nociperceptive
  9. nociplastic
  10. nociplastic pain
  11. nociplasticity

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