| epicritic | That aspect of somatic sensation which permits the discrimination and the topographical localization of the finer degrees of touch and temperature stimuli. Compare: protopathic. Origin: G. Epikritikos, adjudicatory, fr. Epi, on, + krino, to separate, judge (05 Mar 2000) |
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| epicritic sensibility | See: epicritic. (05 Mar 2000) |