单词 | protopathic |
释义 | protopathic/ˌprəʊtə(ʊ)ˈpaθɪk /adjective Physiology Relating to or denoting those sensory nerve fibres of the skin which are capable of discriminating only between relatively coarse stimuli, chiefly heat, cold, and pain. Often contrasted with epicritic.An alternate explanation for the finding is protopathic bias, which can arise in situations where medications are used to treat acute symptoms. OriginMid 19th century: from proto- 'primitive' + Greek pathos 'suffering, feeling' + -ic. |
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