单词 | dolorimetry |
释义 | dolorimetry in British English (ˌdɒləˈrɪmətrɪ) noun a technique for measuring the level of pain perception by applying heat to the skin dolorimetry in American English (ˌdouləˈrɪmɪtri, ˌdɑlə-) noun Medicine a technique for measuring the sensitivity to pain produced by heat rays focused on an area of skin and recorded in dols Derived forms dolorimetric (ˌdoulərəˈmetrɪk, ˌdɑlər-) adjective dolorimetrically adverb Word origin [dolor + -i- + -metry]-i- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Latin words, as -o- is of Greek words, but often used in English with a first element of any origin,if the second element is of Latin origin. Other words that use the affix -i- include: Frenchify, cuneiform; -metry is a combining form with the meaning “the process of measuring” that specified bythe initial element. Other words that use the affix -metry include: archaeometry, coulometry, optometry, stoichiometry, thermometry |
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