Nociception is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Nociception in a sentence
Nociception meaning
The physiological process underlying the sensation of pain.
Using Nociception
- The main meaning on this page is: The physiological process underlying the sensation of pain.
Context around Nociception
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nociception
- In this selection, "nociception" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 31.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, term stand out and add context to how "nociception" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include nociception also nocioception and the term nociception was coined. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nociception" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nociception
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Nociception (also nocioception or nociperception, from Latin nocere 'to harm or hurt') is the sensory nervous system's response to certain harmful or potentially harmful stimuli. (26 words)
History of term The term "nociception" was coined by Charles Scott Sherrington to distinguish the physiological process (nervous activity) from pain (a subjective experience). citation It is derived from the Latin verb "nocēre", which means "to harm". (37 words)
History of term The term "nociception" was coined by Charles Scott Sherrington to distinguish the physiological process (nervous activity) from pain (a subjective experience). citation It is derived from the Latin verb "nocēre", which means "to harm". (37 words)
Nociception (also nocioception or nociperception, from Latin nocere 'to harm or hurt') is the sensory nervous system's response to certain harmful or potentially harmful stimuli. (26 words)
Example sentences (2)
History of term The term "nociception" was coined by Charles Scott Sherrington to distinguish the physiological process (nervous activity) from pain (a subjective experience). citation It is derived from the Latin verb "nocēre", which means "to harm".
Nociception (also nocioception or nociperception, from Latin nocere 'to harm or hurt') is the sensory nervous system's response to certain harmful or potentially harmful stimuli.