- pressure algometer
- an instrument for measuring sensitivity to pressure.
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pressure algometer
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Algometer — Al*gom e*ter, n. [Gr. ? pain + meter.] (Psychol.) An instrument for measuring sensations of pain due to pressure. It has a piston rod with a blunted tip which is pressed against the skin. {Al*gom e*try}, n. {Al go*met ric}, {*met ric*al}, a. {Al… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
algometer — [al gäm′ət ər] n. [ ALGO + METER] a device for measuring the intensity of pain caused by pressure algometric [al΄ gō me′trik, al΄gəme′trik] adj. algometrical algometry n … English World dictionary
algometer — algometric /al geuh me trik/, algometrical, adj. algometrically, adv. algometry, n. /al gom i teuhr/, n. a device for determining sensitiveness to pain caused by pressure. [1890 95; ALGO + METER] * * * … Universalium
algometer — SYN: algesiometer. [algo + G. metron, measure] * * * al·gom·e·ter al gäm ət ər n an instrument for measuring the smallest pressure upon the skin that will arouse a sensation of pain * * * al·gom·e·ter (al gomґə tər) [algo + meter]… … Medical dictionary
algometer — n. instrument which measures sensitivity to pain caused by pressure … English contemporary dictionary
algometer — /ælˈgɒmətə/ (say al gomuhtuh) noun a device for determining sensitiveness to pain due to pressure. {algo + meter1} –algometric /ælgəˈmɛtrɪk/ (say alguh metrik), algometrical /ælgəˈmɛtrɪkəl/ (say alguh metrikuhl), adjective –algometry, noun …
algometer — noun device for measuring pain caused by pressure • Hypernyms: ↑measuring instrument, ↑measuring system, ↑measuring device … Useful english dictionary
Dolorimeter — A dolorimeter is an instrument used to measure pain threshold and pain tolerance. Dolorimetry has been defined as the measurement of pain sensitivity or pain intensity. [1] There are several kinds of dolorimeter that have been developed.… … Wikipedia
Diffuse noxious inhibitory control — Diffuse Noxious Inhibitory Controls (DNIC) refers to an endogenous pain modulatory pathway which has often been described as pain inhibits pain .[1] It occurs when response from a painful stimulus is inhibited by another, often spatially distant … Wikipedia
Algometric — Algometer Al*gom e*ter, n. [Gr. ? pain + meter.] (Psychol.) An instrument for measuring sensations of pain due to pressure. It has a piston rod with a blunted tip which is pressed against the skin. {Al*gom e*try}, n. {Al go*met ric}, {*met… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
