autoalgometer
English
Alternative forms
- auto-algometer
Etymology
auto- + algometer
Noun
autoalgometer (plural autoalgometers)
- A device, that measures the pressure applied to the skin by a metal tip, used to measure pain resistance
- 2015 July 7, Antonietta Santoro et al., “Auricular Acupressure Can Modulate Pain Threshold”, in Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine : eCAM, volume 2015, DOI: :
- The mean pain threshold values obtained with the autoalgometer for both treated and control groups are reported in Table 2 .
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Related terms
- autoalgometric
- autoalgometry