nociceptor

nociceptor

 [no″se-sep´tor]

a receptor for pain, stimulated by various kinds of tissue injury. adj., adj nocicep´tive.

no·ci·cep·tor

(nō'si-sep'tŏr, -tōr),

A peripheral nerve organ or mechanism for the reception and transmission of painful or injurious stimuli.

[noci- + L. capio, to take]

nociceptor

(nō′sĭ-sĕp′tər)

n.

A sensory receptor that responds to pain.

nociceptor

Pain receptor Neurology Any of a class of periarticular and mucocutaneous sense organs and neural receptors–eg, reflex loops for reception and response to pain; located primarily in the skin or viscera, nociceptors respond to chemical, mechanical, or other stimuli

no·ci·cep·tor

(nō'si-sep'tŏr)

A peripheral nerve organ or mechanism for the reception and transmission of painful or injurious stimuli.

[noci- + L. capio, to take]

nociceptor

a receptor in the form of a naked dendrite which reacts in response to a pain stimulus.

Nociceptor

A nerve cell that is capable of sensing pain and transmitting a pain signal.

Mentioned in: Migraine Headache, Pain, Pain Management

no·ci·cep·tor

(nō'si-sep'tŏr)

Peripheral nerve organ or mechanism for the reception and transmission of painful or injurious stimuli.

[noci- + L. capio, to take]