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dolorimetry

American  
[doh-luh-rim-i-tree, dol-uh-] / ˌdoʊ ləˈrɪm ɪ tri, ˌdɒl ə- /

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 British  
/ ˌdɒləˈrɪmətrɪ /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

  • dolorimetric adjective
  • dolorimetrically adverb

Etymology

Origin of dolorimetry

dolor + -i- + -metry

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