(แอลกอม' มิเทอะ) n. เครื่องมือวัดความรู้สึกต่อความเจ็บปวดที่เกิดจากการกดหรือแรงกด. -algometric (al) adj. -algometry n.
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Algometer \Al*gom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? 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. -- {Al*gom"e*try}, n. --
{Al`go*met"ric}, {*met"ric*al}, a. -- {Al`go*met"ric*al*ly},
adv.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
algometer
n 1: device for measuring pain caused by pressure