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al·gom·e·ter
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ælˈgɒm
ɪ
tər
/
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noun
a device for determining sensitiveness to pain caused by pressure.
Origin:
1890–95;
algo-
+
-meter
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al·go·met·ric
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gəˈmɛ
trɪk
/
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-
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-trik
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al·go·met·ri·cal,
adjective
al·go·met·ri·cal·ly,
adverb
al·gom·e·try,
noun
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algometer
(ælˈɡɒmɪtə)
—
n
an instrument for measuring sensitivity to pressure (
pressure algometer
) or to pain
al'gometry
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Medical Dictionary
algometer
al·gom·e·ter (āl-gŏm'ĭ-tər)
n.
See
algesiometer
.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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