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pronociception

pronociception noun: a pronociceptive condition.

Noun

pronociception (uncountable)

  1. A pronociceptive condition
    • Moreover, GAL/DMH-mediated pronociception was shown to be dependent on the activation of GALR1.2015 November 14, “Galanin-Mediated Behavioural Hyperalgesia from the Dorsomedial Nucleus of the Hypothalamus Involves Two Independent Descending Pronociceptive Pathways”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of pronociception

From pro- + nociception.

Questions about pronociception

What does pronociception mean?
Pronociception means a pronociceptive condition.
What part of speech is pronociception?
Pronociception is a noun.

Words near pronociception in the dictionary

  1. pronity
  2. pronk
  3. pronked
  4. pronking
  5. pronks
  6. pronociception
  7. pronociceptive
  8. pronograde
  9. pronoia
  10. pronoiae
  11. pronoiai

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