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nocifensor (medicine)


nocifensor


Denoting processes or mechanisms that act to protect the body from injury; specifically, a system of nerves in the skin and mucous membranes that react to adjacent injury by causing vasodilation.

Origin: noci-+ L. Fendo (only in compounds), to strike, ward off