protopathic

protopathic
Denoting a supposedly primitive set or system of peripheral sensory nerve fibers conducting a low order of pain and temperature sensibility that is poorly localized. Cf.:epicritic. [proto- + G. pathos, suffering]

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pro·to·path·ic .prōt-ə-'path-ik adj of, relating to, being, or mediating cutaneous sensory reception that is responsive only to rather gross stimuli compare EPICRITIC

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adj.
describing the ability to perceive only strong stimuli of pain, heat, etc. Compare epicritic.

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pro·to·path·ic (pro″to-pathґik) [proto- + path- + -ic] affected first; pertaining to sensing of stimuli in a nonspecific, usually nonlocalized, manner. See protopathic sensibility, under sensibility.

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