dolorimetry

American

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

noun

Medicine/Medical.

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

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

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Etymology

Origin of dolorimetry

dolor + -i- + -metry

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