Synonym for algesiometer ... An instrument for measuring the degree of sensitivity to a painful stimulus. ... Synonym: algesimeter, algometer, odynometer. ... Origin: G. Algesis, sense of pain, + metron, measure ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(al″jә-sim´ә-tәr) a device for measuring sensitivity to painful stimuli; called also algometer.
Type: Term Pronunciation: al-jē-sim′ĕ-ter Synonyms: algesiometer
algometer, algesimeter An instrument that purports to measure sensitiveness to pain in terms of amount of pressure exerted on the skin by a blunt instrument. Related 'measure' and 'metric' words and charts: mens-; Metric Chart of Units; Metric-Length Converter; Metric Units and Links.algesimeter An instrument used in measuring the sensitiveness to pain as produced by pricking with a sharp point or an apparatus for determining the sensitiveness of the skin. Cross references related to 'pain, hurt; suffering, injury' word families: -agra; algo-; angina-; dolor-; Masochis...
an instrument for determining the sensitiveness of the skin to a painful stimulus.