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nociceptor [′nō·sə‚sep·tər] (physiology) A sensory nerve ending that is particularly sensitive to noxious stimuli such as chemical changes in surrounding tissue evoked by injury. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Afferent transmission relies on a balance in the activity of both the pain fibers and large proprioceptive or mechanosensory fibers. RELAY Sensory nerves zap electrical signals along specialized pain fibers. It was clear that in some (if not most) patients, pain fibers passing from the geniculate ganglion to the brain did so through the motor trunk of the VIIth nerve, as well as the nervus intermedius. |
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