algesiometry

English

Etymology

algesia +‎ -metry

Noun

algesiometry (uncountable)

1. The measurement of pain.
   • 2012, Winston C.V. Parris, Contemporary Issues in Chronic Pain Management, page 138:

     It is to be hoped that future studies in algesiometry, as described above, will resolve the questions they have posed.

   • 2020, Professor John N. Wood, The Oxford Handbook of the Neurobiology of Pain, page 45:

     It has long been known that "backward translation" works very well in algesiometry.

   • 2021, P. Nagarajan, ‎ Ramachandra Gudde, ‎ Ramesh Srinivasan, Essentials of Laboratory Animal Science, page 555:

     However, in a clinical setting, measuring pain on a scale or algesiometry tests cannot be used unless being a part of the research protocol because it adds to an unwanted variable in the test protocol.

Derived terms

• algesiometric