1) Measuring device 2) Measuring instrument 3) Measuring system 
• (n.) An instrument for measuring sensations of pain due to pressure. It has a piston rod with a blunted tip which is pressed against the skin.
Synonym: algesiometer. ... Origin: algo-+ G. Metron, measure ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(al-gom´ә-tәr) algesimeter.
Al·gom'e·ter noun [ Greek ... pain + -meter .] (Psychol.) An instrument for measuring sensations of pain due to pressure. It has a piston rod with a blunted tip which is pressed against the skin. -- 
Type: Term Pronunciation: al-gom′ĕ-ter Synonyms: algesiometer
[n] - device for measuring pain caused by pressure
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.algometer Cross references related to 'pain, hurt; suffering, injury' word families: -agra; algesi-; angina-; dolor-; Masochism; noci-; odyno-; poen-; pono- (toil, work; pain); Sadism.
noun device for measuring pain caused by pressure
a device for determining sensitiveness to pain caused by pressure.