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1
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Nociception

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Term given for primary afferent fibers that respond to high threshold, noxious stimuli ( C- and Ad fibers ) encoding its location & density

2
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Chronic pain

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Pain that outlasts the precipitating (tissue) injury
Ex. Inflammatory/Neuropathic/Cancer pain
Gives rise to :
1- Hyperalgesia : a mild noxious stimulus leads to amplified pain
2- Allodynia : pain due to a non-painful stimulus
( static and tactile allodynia )