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pain threshold

American

[payn thresh-ohld, payn thresh-hohld] / ˈpeɪn ˈθrɛʃ oʊld, ˈpeɪn ˈθrɛʃ hoʊld /

noun

the specific point at which a person or animal begins to feel pain from a given stimulus.

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pain thresholds

plural

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