algesimeter

al·ge·sim·e·ter

[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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