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pronociceptive

pronociceptive adjective: preceding or leading to nociception, the perception of pain.

Adjective

pronociceptive (not comparable)

  1. Preceding or leading to nociception, the perception of pain.
    • A pronociceptive role has been attributed to these receptors.2015 June 4, Norma Carrillo-Munguía et al., “Tramadol and Tramadol+Caffeine Synergism in the Rat Formalin Test Are Mediated by Central Opioid and Serotonergic Mechanisms”, in BioMed Research...

Origin of pronociceptive

From pro- + nociceptive.

Questions about pronociceptive

What does pronociceptive mean?
Pronociceptive means preceding or leading to nociception, the perception of pain.
What part of speech is pronociceptive?
Pronociceptive is an adjective.

Words near pronociceptive in the dictionary

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

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