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nociceptive impulse (s) (noun), nociceptive impulses (pl)
An impulse giving rise to sensations of pain: In her medical book, Stella read about the nociceptive impulse being the process of stimulus responsiveness concerning the action of outermost pain-carrying nerve fibres.
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