pronociceptive
English edit
Etymology edit
pro- + nociceptive
Adjective edit
pronociceptive (not comparable)
- Preceding or leading to nociception, the perception of pain.
- 2015 June 4, Norma Carrillo-Munguía et al., “Tramadol and Tramadol+Caffeine Synergism in the Rat Formalin Test Are Mediated by Central Opioid and Serotonergic Mechanisms”, in BioMed Research International[1], volume 2015, :
- A pronociceptive role has been attributed to these receptors.