algometer

English

Etymology

From algo- +‎ -meter.

Noun

algometer (plural algometers)

1. An instrument for measuring pain-inducing stimuli, and the sensitivity to such stimuli.

   Synonyms: algesimeter, algesiometer, odynometer

   Hyponym: autoalgometer

Derived terms

• autoalgometer

Related terms

• algesia
• algometric
• algometrical
• algometrically
• algometry

Translations

instrument for measuring pain-inducing stimuli

• Catalan: algòmetre m
• French: algomètre m
• German: Algometer (de) n
• Indonesian: algometer (id)
• Italian: algometro (it) m
• Polish: algezymetr m
• Portuguese: algómetro m (Portugal), algômetro m (Brazil)
• Spanish: algómetro m

See also

• pain score
• pain threshold

Anagrams

• geometral, glomerate

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /alɡoˈmɛtər/ [al.ɡoˈmɛ.t̪ər]
• Rhymes: -ɛtər
• Syllabification: al‧go‧me‧ter

Noun

algomèter (plural algometer-algometer)

1. (physiology) algometer: an instrument for measuring pain-inducing stimuli, and the sensitivity to such stimuli

Further reading

• “algometer”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016