algometer

[ al-gom-i-ter ]

noun
  1. a device for determining sensitiveness to pain caused by pressure.

Origin of algometer

1
First recorded in 1890–95; algo- + -meter

Other words from algometer

  • al·go·met·ric [al-guh-me-trik], /ˌæl gəˈmɛ trɪk/, al·go·met·ri·cal, adjective
  • al·go·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb
  • al·gom·e·try, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for algometer

algometer

/ (ælˈɡɒmɪtə) /


noun
  1. an instrument for measuring sensitivity to pressure (pressure algometer) or to pain

Derived forms of algometer

  • algometry, noun

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