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EPICRITIC

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ep⋅i⋅crit⋅ic

  [ep-i-krit-ik]
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–adjective Physiology.
noting or pertaining to a discriminating responsiveness to small variations in pain or temperature stimuli (opposed to protopathic ).
Origin:
1900–05; < Gk epikrítikos determinative. See epicrisis 1 , -tic
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ep·i·crit·ic   (ěp'ĭ-krĭt'ĭk)   
adj.  Of or relating to sensory nerve fibers that enable the perception of slight differences in the intensity of stimuli, especially touch or temperature.

[Greek epikritikos, decisive, from epikritēs, decider, from epikrīnein, to decide : epi-, epi- + krīnein, to judge; see krei- in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: ep·i·crit·ic
Pronunciation: "ep-&-'krit-ik
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, being, or mediating cutaneous sensoryreception that is marked by accurate discrimination between small degrees of sensation —compare PROTOPATHIC
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epicritic ep·i·crit·ic (ěp'ĭ-krĭt'ĭk)
adj.
Of, relating to, or mediating the ability to discriminate slight differences in sensory stimuli, especially of touch and temperature.

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