a sensation of pain
31sensation — noun Etymology: Medieval Latin sensation , sensatio, from Late Latin, understanding, idea, from Latin sensus Date: 1615 1. a. a mental process (as seeing, hearing, or smelling) resulting from the immediate external stimulation of a sense organ… …
32Sensation — In psychology, sensation is the first stage in the biochemical and neurologic events that begins with the impinging of a stimulus upon the receptor cells of a sensory organ, which then leads to perception, the mental state that is reflected in… …
33pain — [[t]peɪn[/t]] n. 1) physical suffering typically from injury or illness 2) an instance of such suffering; a distressing sensation in a part of the body: a back pain[/ex] 3) severe mental or emotional distress: the pain of loneliness[/ex] 4) pains …
34pain — /peɪn / (say payn) noun 1. bodily or mental suffering or distress (opposed to pleasure). 2. a distressing sensation in a particular part of the body. 3. (plural) laborious or careful efforts; assiduous care: great pains have been taken. 4.… …
35Pain and pleasure — Some philosophers, such as Jeremy Bentham, Baruch Spinoza, and Descartes, have hypothesized that the sensations of pain and pleasure are part of a continuum.There is strong evidence for biological connections between the neurochemical pathways… …
36pain — noun 1》 a strongly unpleasant bodily sensation such as is caused by illness or injury. 2》 mental suffering or distress. 3》 (also pain in the neck or vulgar slang arse) informal an annoying or tedious person or thing. 4》 (pains) careful effort.… …
37Pain, elbow — Elbow pain is most often the result of tendinitis, which can affect the inner or outer elbow. Treatment includes ice, rest, and medication for inflammation. Elbow pain has many other causes including arthritis and bursitis. Funny bone sensation… …
38sensation — n. a feeling: the result of messages from the body s sensory receptors registering in the brain as information about the environment. Messages from exteroceptors are interpreted as specific sensations – smell, taste, temperature, pain, etc. – in… …
39sensation — sen•sa•tion [[t]sɛnˈseɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) perception or awareness of stimuli through the senses 2) a mental condition or physical feeling resulting from stimulation of a sense organ or from internal bodily change, as cold or pain 3) phl the faculty… …
40pain — The sensation one feels when hurt. A protopathic sensation located in the nervous system. 22 Am J2d Damg § 105. Distress of the body or the mind. See mental anguish; physical suffering; suffering …
