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algesimeter

American  
[al-ji-sim-i-ter] / ˌæl dʒɪˈsɪm ɪ tər /
Also algesiometer

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of algesimeter

algesi(a) + -meter

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