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Definition of: nociceptor
(nō′sē·sep′tər) noun Physiol.
A sense organ or receptor which responds to and transmits painful stimuli. Compare BENECEPTOR. [<NL <L nocere injure + -ceptor, as in receptor]
—no′ci·cep′tive adjective
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