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Nociceptor is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Nociceptor meaning

A sensory receptor that sends signals that cause the perception of pain in response to a potentially damaging stimulus.

Using Nociceptor

  • The main meaning on this page is: A sensory receptor that sends signals that cause the perception of pain in response to a potentially damaging stimulus.
  • In the example corpus, nociceptor often appears in combinations such as: of nociceptor.

Context around Nociceptor

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

decodes 1×

Often after:

noxious 1× ion 1× info 1×

Sentence patterns with Nociceptor

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

cortex decodes nociceptor info to 1× of a nociceptor is determined 1× of the nociceptor noxious stimuli 1× types of nociceptor ion channels 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at the peripheral 1× dozens of different 1× the somatosensory cortex 1× the specificity whether 1×

Common sentence endings:

all unconscious proprioception 1× delta or fiber 1× its peripheral end 1× the spinal cord 1×

Words around Nociceptor

Just before it in the word index:

nociceptive 6 nociception 2 noci 2 nochomovitz 2 noche 15 noch 4

Just after it in the word index:

nociceptors 6 nocil 2 nocino 2 nocito 4 nock 26 nocked 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Nociceptor

  • In this selection, "nociceptor" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, decodes, noxious, ion and info stand out and add context to how "nociceptor" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include cortex decodes nociceptor info to and of a nociceptor is determined. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "nociceptor" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with nociceptor

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

At the peripheral end of the nociceptor, noxious stimuli generate currents that, above a given threshold, send signals along the nerve fiber to the spinal cord. (26 words)

The somatosensory cortex decodes nociceptor info to determine the exact location of pain and is where proprioception is brought into consciousness; inferior cerebellar peduncle is all unconscious proprioception. (28 words)

The "specificity" (whether it responds to thermal, chemical or mechanical features of its environment) of a nociceptor is determined by which ion channels it expresses at its peripheral end. (29 words)

Longer example sentences

Dozens of different types of nociceptor ion channels have so far been identified, and their exact functions are still being determined. citation The pain signal travels from the periphery to the spinal cord along an A-delta or fiber. (39 words)

The "specificity" (whether it responds to thermal, chemical or mechanical features of its environment) of a nociceptor is determined by which ion channels it expresses at its peripheral end. (29 words)

The somatosensory cortex decodes nociceptor info to determine the exact location of pain and is where proprioception is brought into consciousness; inferior cerebellar peduncle is all unconscious proprioception. (28 words)

Example sentences (4)

At the peripheral end of the nociceptor, noxious stimuli generate currents that, above a given threshold, send signals along the nerve fiber to the spinal cord.

Dozens of different types of nociceptor ion channels have so far been identified, and their exact functions are still being determined. citation The pain signal travels from the periphery to the spinal cord along an A-delta or fiber.

The somatosensory cortex decodes nociceptor info to determine the exact location of pain and is where proprioception is brought into consciousness; inferior cerebellar peduncle is all unconscious proprioception.

The "specificity" (whether it responds to thermal, chemical or mechanical features of its environment) of a nociceptor is determined by which ion channels it expresses at its peripheral end.

Common combinations with nociceptor

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • of nociceptor 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "nociceptor" in a sentence?
An example: "At the peripheral end of the nociceptor, noxious stimuli generate currents that, above a given threshold, send signals along the nerve fiber to the spinal cord." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "nociceptor" from authentic English texts.
What does "nociceptor" mean?
Nociceptor means: A sensory receptor that sends signals that cause the perception of pain in response to a potentially damaging stimulus.
How many example sentences with "nociceptor" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "nociceptor", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.