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Where does “antinociception” come from?

antinociception (English) comes from English nociception, from English reception, from Middle French reception, from Latin receptiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

antinociception (English): Reduced sensitivity to pain

Definitions

  1. Reduced sensitivity to pain

Ancestry of “antinociception”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnociceptionThe physiological process underlying the...
2EnglishreceptionThe act of receiving; The act or ability to...
3Middle Frenchreception—
4Latinreceptiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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