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The 41 pages that link to Pain, each with the reason it gives.

• NociceptionCompared with: Pain is a conscious experience; nociception is neural processing that can occur without it.

• FearCompared with: Pain signals harm or injury, while fear anticipates or responds to danger.

• CyclooxygenaseRelated: Prostaglandins made through cyclooxygenase sensitize peripheral pain-sensing neurons.

• SensationRelated: Nociceptive detection contributes to pain, though the two are not identical.

• NociceptorCompared with: Nociceptor activity can contribute to pain, but it is neither identical to pain nor required for every pain experience.

• AnalgesicNarrower topic: Analgesia reduces this experience without necessarily removing its underlying cause.

• QualiaBroader topic: Its felt unpleasantness illustrates how a quale can include more than sensory discrimination.

• AllodyniaNarrower topic: Allodynia is a particular pattern of pain defined by the stimulus that evokes it.

• PruritusCompared with: Pain and itch interact in the nervous system but prompt distinct responses.

• HedonismRelated: Many hedonists treat pain as the principal counterpart to pleasure in evaluating lives.

• ParacetamolNarrower topic: Paracetamol relieves pain without reliably reducing the inflammation that can cause it.

• AnalgesiaNarrower topic: Analgesia reduces this experience, which is not identical to detecting harmful stimuli.

• Somatosensory systemBroader topic: Pain is a protective experience shaped by somatosensory signals and brain processing.

• DukkhaCompared with: Dukkha includes pain but also encompasses dissatisfaction and instability beyond painful sensation.

• Muscle weaknessCompared with: Pain can limit effort and movement without reducing the muscle’s capacity to generate force.

• SymptomBroader topic: Pain is a common symptom whose intensity and meaning are reported by the person experiencing it.

• TRPV1Narrower topic: TRPV1 provides one defined molecular mechanism for detecting and amplifying painful stimuli.

• Vasovagal syncopeRelated: Sudden pain is a recognized trigger for reflex fainting.

• SomatosensationCompared with: Pain is an experience shaped by nociception, not a direct synonym for sensory detection.

• Pain thresholdNarrower topic: Pain is the experience whose onset the threshold marks.

• SufferingBroader topic: Pain is one major form of suffering, though the two are not identical.

• TouchCompared with: Pain can arise from contact but is not equivalent to tactile sensation.

• Vital signsRelated: Pain is sometimes called the fifth vital sign, though it is subjective.

• Cancer painNarrower topic: Cancer pain is one clinical context for this broader human experience.

• Pain catastrophizingNarrower topic: The construct concerns thoughts and feelings about pain, not pain sensation alone.

• AnesthesiologyRelated: Understanding pain helps guide anesthetic choices and postoperative symptom control.

• SadismRelated: Pain is one possible source of the distress or sensation involved in sadism.

• EndorphinsRelated: Endorphin effects on pain differ across individuals, settings, and types of pain.

• PleasureCompared with: Pain provides a clear negative counterpart to pleasure, though both can coexist.

• Repetitive strain injuryRelated: Pain severity does not map neatly onto visible tissue changes or a single workplace exposure.

• CryingRelated: Physical pain can trigger crying even without sadness.

• ForeheadRelated: Forehead pain can arise from local tissues or referred sources such as headache disorders.

• Nan GoldinBroader topic: Goldin translated her experience of opioid addiction into sustained museum protests.

• Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosisRelated: The absence of pain eliminates a protective signal despite ongoing tissue injury.

• Joseph ErlangerRelated: The slow-conducting fibers they characterized include pathways that carry some pain signals.

• Stevens's power lawRelated: Painful stimulation is one domain in which perceived magnitude has been studied psychophysically.

• VedanāCompared with: Pain can involve unpleasant vedanā, but the Buddhist category also includes neutral and pleasant tones.

• AlgophobiaNarrower topic: Pain is the feared experience at the center of algophobia.

• Hot-cold empathy gapRelated: People anticipating pain from a comfortable state can underestimate its effects on later choices.

• Injury in humansCompared with: Pain can accompany injury, but its presence and intensity do not directly measure tissue damage.

• Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological PhenomenaRelated: Pain is a neural phenomenon that can alter movement and muscle use.