somatic pain 2026-04-08T18:15:23Z Nociceptive pain that originates from activation of nociceptors in somatic tissues, such as the skin, mucosa, muscles, bones, joints, tendons, ligaments, and fascia, as distinct from nociceptors in visceral organs. Superficial somatic pain, from skin and mucosa, is typically sharp and precisely localized at its source. Deep somatic pain, from muscle, bone, joint, and connective tissue, is typically aching, less precisely localized, and may be referred. somatic pain (PAIN) nociceptive pain Bill Duncan