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Pain

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Definition: An unpleasant sensation induced by noxious stimuli which are detected by NERVE ENDINGS of NOCICEPTIVE NEURONS.  general; note specifics including precoordinated locational pain terms like ABDOMINAL PAIN; CHEST PAIN, etc.; / diag: consider also PAIN MEASUREMENT but PAIN / diag is probably PAIN / etiol; / ther: consider also PALLIATIVE CARE (   
See Also Analgesia; Analgesics; Hyperalgesia; Pain Insensitivity, Congenital; Palliative Care
Examples Acute Pain; Breakthrough Pain; Mastodynia; Musculoskeletal Pain; Back Pain; Chronic Pain; Facial Pain; Headache; Labor Pain; Metatarsalgia; Neck Pain; Neuralgia; Nociceptive Pain; Pain, Intractable; Pain, Referred; Slit Ventricle Syndrome
Other names Suffering, Physical; Sufferings, Physical; Splitting Pains; Splitting Pain; Radiating Pains; Radiating Pain; Physical Sufferings; Physical Suffering; Pains, Splitting; Pains, Radiating; Pains, Migratory; Pains, Crushing; Pains, Burning; Migratory Pains; Migratory Pain; Crushing Pains; Crushing Pain; Burning Pains; Burning Pain; Aches
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
morphine, naltrexone combination  0   *Morphine *Naltrexone Drug Combinations Pain/drug therapy. J Pain. 2010 Apr;11(4):303-11EMBEDA
Levator syndrome  0   *Pain *Anus Diseases.

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