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A stimulus which will or potentially will produce damage to the tissue to which it is applied. Such stimuli are usually high or low temperatures, high-intensity mechanical stimuli, and some types of chemicals and activate nociceptors and elicit nociceptive responses.
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(2013). Noxious Stimulus. In: Gebhart, G.F., Schmidt, R.F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pain. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28753-4_202489
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