algometry
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algometry
measurement of pain by means of an algometer, an instrument for determining sensitivity to pain produced by pressure. — algometric, algometrical, adj.
See also: Painmeasurement of pain by means of an algometer.
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Noun | 1. | algometry - measuring sensitivity to pain or pressure measurement, measuring, mensuration, measure - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" |
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