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epicritic

American  
[ep-i-krit-ik] / ˌɛp ɪˈkrɪt ɪk /

adjective

Physiology.

  1. noting or pertaining to a discriminating responsiveness to small variations in pain or temperature stimuli (protopathic ).

epicritic British  
/ ˌɛpɪˈkrɪtɪk /

adjective

  1. (of certain nerve fibres of the skin) serving to perceive and distinguish fine variations of temperature or touch

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Etymology

Origin of epicritic

First recorded in 1900–05, epicritic is from the Greek word epikrítikos determinative. See epicrisis 1, -tic

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