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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.
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AS precise as I can be it's a sensory receptor which responds to pain.
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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)
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thanks for your responses and for that excellent link
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