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Glossary of Terms Cytokine ..Inflammatory Mediator Hyperalgesia abnormally severe pain Allodynia pain due to normally innocuous stimuli Neuralgia . nerve pain Neuron .. . nerve Neuropathic pain .. nerve pain Nociceptor ....a peripheral nerve organ or mechanism for the reception and transmission of painful or injurious stimuli. Nociceptive ..the process of pain transmission usually relating to a receptive nerve cell or painful sensation. Extravasation ..leakage of fluid from blood vessels Vasoactive .... ..constricts or dilates blood vessels Sciatica .... ..pain along the sciatic nerve Herniated disk .. ...Extruded or bulging out disk Tendonitis . ...inflammation of tendon(s) Synovial lining ..lining of the joint Bursa a small sac containing fluid that lies between bone and other moving structures such as muscles, skin or tendons Bursitis . .. inflammation of a bursa |
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