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单词 epicritic
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Definition of epicritic in English:

epicritic

adjective ˌɛpɪˈkrɪtɪkˌepəˈkridik
Physiology
  • Relating to or denoting those sensory nerve fibres of the skin which are capable of fine discrimination of touch or temperature stimuli.

    Often contrasted with protopathic
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Active mobility, reflexes and epicritic sensory testing were normal.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Greek epikritikos 'giving judgement over', from epi 'upon or over' + krinein 'to judge'.

 
 

Definition of epicritic in US English:

epicritic

adjectiveˌepəˈkridik
Physiology
  • Relating to or denoting those sensory nerve fibers of the skin which are capable of fine discrimination of touch or temperature stimuli.

    Often contrasted with protopathic
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Active mobility, reflexes and epicritic sensory testing were normal.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Greek epikritikos ‘giving judgement over’, from epi ‘upon or over’ + krinein ‘to judge’.

 
 
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