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An instrument used in measuring the sensitiveness to, or the perception threshold for pain as produced with a sharp point or an apparatus for determining the sensitiveness of the skin: After the operation on Mary's right leg, Dr. Martin used an algesimeter to determine the amount of sensation in her right foot.
An instrument that purports to measure sensitiveness to pain in terms of amount of pressure exerted on the skin: Dr. Dawson used an algometer on Mr. Smith's foot in order to assess the intensity of pain as part of his patient's check-up.
Weeds are a pain in the grass.
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algo-, alg-
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meter-, metro-, metr-, -metrical, -metrically, -metron, -metric, -metrist, -meter, -meters, -metry, -metre
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