Meaning of nociception | Babel Free

Definitions

The physiological process underlying the sensation of pain.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The sensation was curious. The bullet passed through her thigh, cleanly, severing the dust-bones and making the second self stumble for a moment before knitting the injury back together. It didn't hurt⟳ — she'd have⟳ needed an entire quarry's worth of sand for nociception — but she still felt the hole appear⟳, still felt the tiny slug passing through, still felt the quivering impact and the explosive exit. She felt the next three as well, and then she was standing over a cowering woman in a black leather jacket and beanie with a look⟳ of complete⟳ and total bafflement on her face⟳.”

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