algesimeter

[al-ji-sim-i-ter]

noun

an instrument for determining the sensitiveness of the skin to a painful stimulus.

Also al·ge·si·om·e·ter

[al-jee-see-om-i-ter, -zee-] /ælˌdʒi siˈɒm ɪ tər, -zi-/.

Origin of algesimeter

algesi(a) + -meter

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018