释义 |
▪ I. dol|dəʊl| [f. L. dolor pain: see dolour.] A unit of intensity of pain.
1947J. D. Hardy et al. in Jrnl. Clin. Investigation XXVI. 1158/1 A scale of pain intensity is proposed, the unit of which is called a ‘dol’, composed of 2 just perceptible steps in discrimination of stimulus intensity. 1957[see dolorimeter]. 1962J. D. Hardy in Keele & Smith Assessment of Pain in Man & Animals 194 Above 8 dols, however, the intensity of pain no longer increases rapidly with skin temperature. 1964Keele & Armstrong Substances producing Pain & Itch iii. 32 On this scale ‘ceiling’ pain intensity has a value of 10½ dols. ▪ II. dol obs. form of dal, dole, dull. |