dysafferentation
Meanings
noun
- Abnormal afferent input as a result of joint restriction that involves a functional decrease in the activity of large diameter mechanoreceptor afferent fibers and a simultaneous functional increases in the activity of nociceptive afferent nerve fibers.
Word forms
Etymology
From dys- + afferent + -ation.
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