dolorimetry

[doh-luh-rim-i-tree, dol-uh-]

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. a technique for measuring the sensitivity to pain produced by heat rays focused on an area of skin and recorded in dols.

dolorimetry

/ ˌdɒləˈrɪmətrɪ /

noun

1. a technique for measuring the level of pain perception by applying heat to the skin

Other Word Forms

• dolorimetric adjective
• dolorimetrically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of dolorimetry¹

dolor + -i- + -metry