algesimeter

[al-ji-sim-i-ter]

noun

an instrument for determining the sensitiveness of the skin to a painful stimulus.

Also, al·ge·si·om·e·ter

[al-jee-see-om-i-ter, -zee-] .

Origin:
algesi(a) + -meter

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Algesimeter has a plethora of syllables.

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the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).

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