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) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: al-jē′zē-om′ĕ-ter Definitions: 1. An instrument for measuring the degree of sensitivity to a painful stimulus. Synonyms: algesimeter, algometer
algesiometer An instrument for measuring the degree of sensitivity to a painful stimulus; also, algesimeter, algometer, odynometer.