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dolorimetrically

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do⋅lo⋅rim⋅e⋅try

  [doh-luh-rim-i-tree, dol-uh-]
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–noun Medicine/Medical.
a technique for measuring the sensitivity to pain produced by heat rays focused on an area of skin and recorded in dols.
Origin:
dolor + -i- + -metry

Related forms:
do⋅lo⋅ri⋅met⋅ric  [doh-ler-uh-me-trik, dol-er-] , adjective
do⋅lo⋅ri⋅met⋅ri⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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Main Entry: do·lo·rim·e·try
Pronunciation: "dO-l&-'rim-&-trE, "däl-&-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -tries
: a method of measuring intensity of pain perception in degrees ranging from unpleasant to unbearable by using heat applied to the skin as a gauge —do·lo·ri·met·ric /"dO-l&-r&-'me-trik, "däl-&-/ adjective —do·lo·ri·met·ri·cal·ly /-tri-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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dolorimetry do·lo·rim·e·try (dō'lə-rĭm'ĭ-trē, dŏl'ə-)
n.
The measurement of pain sensitivity or pain intensity.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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