"algometer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: algometers [plural]
Etymology: From algo- + -meter. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|algo|meter}} algo- + -meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} algometer (plural algometers)
  1. An instrument for measuring pain-inducing stimuli, and the sensitivity to such stimuli. Synonyms: algesimeter, algesiometer, odynometer Derived forms: autoalgometer Related terms: algesia, algometric, algometrical, algometrically, algometry, pain score, pain threshold Translations (instrument for measuring pain-inducing stimuli): algòmetre [masculine] (Catalan), algomètre [masculine] (French), Algometer [neuter] (German), algometer (Indonesian), algometro [masculine] (Italian), algezymetr [masculine] (Polish), algómetro [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), algômetro [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), algómetro [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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