Algoesthesiometer

/ˌælɡoʊˌɛsθɪˈɑːmɪtər/ noun

Definition

A medical instrument used to measure pain sensitivity or the threshold at which a person perceives pain, typically using temperature, pressure, or electrical stimuli.

Etymology

Combining 'algo-' (cold/pain, from Latin 'algus'), 'esthesi-' (sensation, from Greek 'aesthesis'), and '-meter' (measuring instrument). This specialized medical term developed in the 20th century as researchers studied pain perception scientifically.

Kelly Says

An algoesthesiometer helps doctors understand why some people feel pain differently than others—chronic pain patients, for example, often have much lower pain thresholds, and this tool helps measure exactly how different their sensitivity is!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አልጎስቴሲዮሜትር
al-go-ste-si-yo-me-ter
ARالعربية
قياس الألم
qīyās al-'alām
BNবাংলা
অ্যাল্জোএস্থেসিওমিটার
ol-zho-es-the-si-o-mi-ta-ar
CACatalà
algesiometre
al-gez-ee-ome-tre
CSČeština
algesiometr
al-gez-ee-ome-tr
DADansk
algesiometer
al-gez-ee-ome-ter
DEDeutsch
Algodynamometer
al-go-dy-na-mo-me-ter
ELΕλληνικά
αλγοθησιομετρητής
al-go-the-si-o-me-tre-tis
ESEspañol
algesiometría
al-gez-ee-ome-t-ree-ah
FAفارسی
آلت اندازه گیری درد
alt-e andaz-e gereh-i darad
FISuomi
algesiometri
al-gez-ee-ome-tri
FRFrançais
algésimètre
al-zhee-si-me-tre
GUGU
અલ્જીઓસ્થેસિયોમીટર
al-jee-os-the-si-yo-mee-ter
HAHA
algesiometer
al-gez-ee-ome-ter
HEעברית
מדידת כאב
me-di-det ka-av
HIहिन्दी
दर्दमापक
dard-ma-pak
HUMagyar
algesiométer
al-gez-ee-ome-ter
IDBahasa Indonesia
algesiometer
al-gez-ee-ome-ter
IGIG
algesiometer
al-gez-ee-ome-ter
ITItaliano
algesiometro
al-gez-ee-ome-tro
JA日本語
痛覚計器
tsukakujiki
KKKK
алгостезиометр
al-go-ste-zi-o-me-ter
KMKM
អាលជីស្ទ
a-l-jee-st
KO한국어
통증계측기
tong-jung-gye-seok-gi
MRMR
अलगेस्टेसियोमीटर
al-ge-ste-si-o-mee-ter
MSBahasa Melayu
algesiometer
al-gez-ee-ome-ter
MYမြန်မာ
အလ Geister
a-l-geist-er
NLNederlands
algesiometer
al-gez-ee-o-me-ter
NONorsk
algesiometer
al-gez-ee-ome-ter
PAPA
ਅਲਜੀਸੀਓਮੀਟਰ
al-jee-si-o-mee-ter
PLPolski
algesiometr
al-gez-ee-ome-tr
PTPortuguês
algesiometro
al-gez-ee-ome-tro
RORomână
algesiometru
al-gez-ee-ome-tru
RUРусский
алгостезиометр
al-go-ste-zi-o-me-ter
SVSvenska
algesiometer
al-gez-ee-ome-ter
SWKiswahili
algesiometer
al-gez-ee-ome-ter
TAதமிழ்
வலி அளவியல்
vali alaviyal
TEతెలుగు
వేదన కొలత
veda-na kola-ta
THไทย
เครื่องวัดปวด
krung wat paad
TLTL
algesiometer
al-gez-ee-ome-ter
TRTürkçe
algesiometre
al-gez-ee-ome-tre
UKУкраїнська
алгостезиометр
al-go-ste-zi-o-me-ter
URاردو
الوجع قياس
al-wa-ja qiyas
VITiếng Việt
thiết bị đo đau
thiet bi do đau
YOYO
algesiometer
al-gez-ee-ome-ter
ZH中文
疼痛计
tòngchén jì
ZUZU
algesiometer
al-gez-ee-ome-ter

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