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

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algesiometer in Medicine

algesiometer

[ăl-jē′zē-ŏm′ĭ-tər]

n.

An instrument for measuring sensitivity to a painful stimulus.algometer odynometer

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