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algometry


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Algometer  \Al*gom"e*ter\,  n.  [Gr.  ?  pain  +  -meter.]  (Psychol.) 
  An  instrument  for  measuring  sensations  of  pain  due  to 
  pressure.  It  has  a  piston  rod  with  a  blunted  tip  which  is 
  pressed  against  the  skin.  --  {Al*gom"e*try},  n.  -- 
  {Al`go*met"ric},  {*met"ric*al},  a.  --  {Al`go*met"ric*al*ly}, 
  adv 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  algometry 
  n  :  measuring  sensitivity  to  pain  or  pressure 




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