autoalgometer

English

Alternative forms

• auto-algometer

Etymology

auto- +‎ algometer

Noun

autoalgometer (plural autoalgometers)

1. A device, that measures the pressure applied to the skin by a metal tip, used to measure pain resistance
   • 2015 July 7, Antonietta Santoro et al., “Auricular Acupressure Can Modulate Pain Threshold”, in Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine : eCAM‎^[1], volume 2015, →DOI:

     The mean pain threshold values obtained with the autoalgometer for both treated and control groups are reported in Table 2 .

Related terms

• autoalgometric
• autoalgometry