[libribook.com] Traumatic Scar Tissue Management 1st Edition

Nociceptor
Threat detector responsive to various noxious stimuli that objectively can
damage tissue (e.g. extreme hot, cold, swelling, tissue damage or prior tissue
damage) and stimuli can subjectively be perceived as painful. Although there is
a common tendency to identify nociceptors as pain receptors, not all nociceptive
signals are interpreted as pain and not every pain sensation originates from a
nociceptor.