epicritic

adj. denoting or relating to cutaneous nerve fibers involved in minute sensory discriminations, particularly those involving very small or near-threshold variations in temperature and touch sensations. Compare protopathic.

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February 16th 2025

NMDA

N-methyl-D-aspartate: an agonist that binds to a class of glutamate receptors that are both ligand-gated and voltage-sensitive (see NMDA receptor).