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Actually or potentially tissue damaging event, may be mechanical, chemical or thermal
A noxious stimulus is a stimulus strong enough to threaten the body's integrity (i.e. cause damage to tissue). Noxious stimulation induces peripheral afferents responsible for transducing pain (including A-delta and C- nerve fibers, as well as free nerve endings) throughout the nervous system of an organism. The ability to perceive noxious stimuli is a prerequisite for nociception, which itself is... Wikipedia