algometer

[ al-gom-i-ter ]
/ ælˈgɒm ɪ tər /

noun

a device for determining sensitiveness to pain caused by pressure.

Origin of algometer

First recorded in 1890–95; algo- + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM algometer

al·go·met·ric [al-guh-me-trik] /ˌæl gəˈmɛ trɪk/, al·go·met·ri·cal, adjective al·go·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb al·gom·e·try, noun

British Dictionary definitions for algometry

algometer
/ (ælˈɡɒmɪtə) /

noun

an instrument for measuring sensitivity to pressure (pressure algometer) or to pain

Derived forms of algometer

algometry, noun

Medical definitions for algometry

algometer
[ ăl-gŏmĭ-tər ]

n.

algesiometer