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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread nociceptor #90831 01/03/2003 1:12 PM Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 122 Poland, Cracow rav member rav member Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 122 Poland, Cracow what's that? i suppose it's some kind of neural receptor.. if anyone could give me some more precised definition, i would be grateful. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: nociceptor #90832 01/03/2003 4:43 PM Joined: May 2000 Posts: 679 Somewhere outside New York Rubrick addict Rubrick addict Joined: May 2000 Posts: 679 Somewhere outside New York AS precise as I can be it's a sensory receptor which responds to pain. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: nociceptor #90833 01/03/2003 6:38 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,066 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,066 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA from http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/ (I gather the OMD at the end stands for "online medical dictionary," which it is): nociceptor: A peripheral nerve organ or mechanism for the reception and transmission of painful or injurious stimuli. Origin: noci-+ L. Capio, to take (05 Mar 2000) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: nociceptor #90834 01/03/2003 6:44 PM Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 122 Poland, Cracow rav member rav member Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 122 Poland, Cracow thanks for your responses and for that excellent link Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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