| algesia | Synonym: algesthesia. Origin: G. Algesis, a sense of pain (05 Mar 2000) |
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| algesic | 1. Painful; related to or causing pain. 2. Relating to hypersensitivity to pain. Synonym: algetic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| algesichronometer | An instrument for recording the time required for the perception of a painful stimulus. Origin: G. Algesis, sense of pain, + chronos, time, + metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| algesidystrophy | Synonym: algodystrophy. Origin: G. Algesis, sense of pain, + dys-, bad, + trophe, nourishment (05 Mar 2000) |
| algesimeter | An instrument for measuring the degree of sensitivity to a painful stimulus. Synonym: algesimeter, algometer, odynometer. Origin: G. Algesis, sense of pain, + metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| algesiogenic | Pain-producing. Synonym: algogenic. Origin: G. Algesis, sense of pain, + -gen, production (05 Mar 2000) |
| algesiometer | An instrument for measuring the degree of sensitivity to a painful stimulus. Synonym: algesimeter, algometer, odynometer. Origin: G. Algesis, sense of pain, + metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |