acute pain
sharp pain, strong ache | ||||
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Acute pain Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
acute pain
Pain that comes on quickly, can be severe, but lasts a relatively short time.
Pain that comes on quickly, can be severe, but lasts a relatively short time.
| Muscle Pain |
Acute pain
pain caused by a short-lasting noxious stimulus acting on normal nociceptive structures.
pain caused by a short-lasting noxious stimulus acting on normal nociceptive structures.
Acute pain Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Pain and nociception
Pain is a sensation transmitted from sensory nerves through the spinal cord and to the sensory area of the cerebrum, where the sensation is perceived. It is defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage”.
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