reacting to something that may be harmful by sending pain signals to the brain; relating to or caused by this process

Nociceptive neurons alert us to potentially damaging stimuli at the skin by detecting extremes in temperature. 痛觉神经元检测到极端温度时会提醒我们注意对皮肤潜在的破坏性刺激。

Nociceptive pain is relatively resistant to morphine. 痛觉神经元对吗啡有较强的抵抗力。