nociceptor

nociceptor
no·ci·cep·tor

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  • nociceptor — m. neurol. Terminación nerviosa que actúa como sensor de los estímulos dolorosos. Medical Dictionary. 2011. nociceptor Terminaci …   Diccionario médico

  • nociceptor — NOCICEPTÓR s. m. receptor al stimulaţiilor externe sau interne dureroase. (< fr. nocicepteur) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • Nociceptor — A nociceptor is a sensory receptor that responds to potentially damaging stimuli by sending nerve signals to the spinal cord and brain. This process, called nociception, usually causes the perception of pain. Contents 1 History 2 Location 3… …   Wikipedia

  • nociceptor — noun Date: 1967 a receptor (as in the skin) for nociceptive stimuli ; a pain sense organ …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Nociceptor — Ein Nozizeptor (von lat. nocere „schaden“) – auch als Nozirezeptor bezeichnet – ist ein Rezeptor, der auf eine drohende oder eingetretene Verletzung des Körpergewebes reagiert. Entsprechend ihrem Axondurchmesser und ihrer spezifischen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • nociceptor — Pain receptor. Many nociceptors respond to capsaicin …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • nociceptor — no·ci·cep·tor (nō sĭ sĕpʹtər) n. A sensory receptor that responds to pain.   [Latin nocēre, to hurt; see nocent + receptor.] * * * …   Universalium

  • nociceptor — noun A sensory receptor that sends signals that cause the perception of pain in response to a potentially damaging stimulus. See Also: nociception …   Wiktionary

  • nociceptor — A peripheral nerve organ or mechanism for the reception and transmission of painful or injurious stimuli. [noci + L. capio, to take] * * * no·ci·cep·tor sep tər n a receptor for injurious or painful stimuli: a pain sense organ * * * n. a …   Medical dictionary

  • nociceptor — [ nəʊsɪˌsɛptə] noun Physiology a sensory receptor that reacts to painful stimuli. Derivatives nociceptive adjective Origin early 20th cent.: from L. nocere to harm + receptor …   English new terms dictionary

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