The phrase
"noxious stimuli" refers to things that are harmful or irritating to our senses or body. It can include things like strong odors, intense pain, or harsh chemicals that can cause discomfort or damage to our body.
Full definition
These make normal medical examinations impossible, forcing responders to rely on «
noxious stimulus triage» — nicknamed kick triage — to sort out the living from the dead.
This defensive withdrawal reflex can be facilitated (sensitized) if the animal is previously given 4 days of training, consisting of four
brief noxious stimuli each day.
The main theory on the aging is based on the unbalance between the presence of exogenous and
endogenous noxious stimuli and the body defensive mechanisms.
The last is defined as a pain lasting for more than 3 months, which can persist beyond or in the absence of the
original noxious stimulus and most often is not associated with an obvious external injury, but rather arises from less apparent chronic conditions, such as cancer and osteoarthritis.
Shewmon said the donor reactions were simply «bodily reactions to
noxious stimuli.»
As its temperature varied from pleasant (near body temperature) to painful (49 degrees Celsius), subjects had to rate both pain intensity and pain unpleasantness of
the noxious stimulus.
The fetus can show reflex movements to
a noxious stimulus but will not process the information in the brain or be «aware» of a sensation.
Reflex tears are triggered by
any noxious stimulus, such as allergies, infections, foreign materials, hair, medications, and even dryness.
Nociceptors are unmyelinated peripheral neurons sensitive to
noxious stimuli.