protopathic

[ proh-tuh-path-ik ]

/ ˌproʊ təˈpæθ ɪk /

adjective Physiology.

noting or pertaining to a general, nondiscriminating responsiveness to pain or temperature stimuli (opposed to epicritic).

primitive; primary.

Origin of protopathic

First recorded in 1855–60; proto- + -pathic

OTHER WORDS FROM protopathic

pro·top·a·thy

[pruh-top-uh-thee], /prəˈtɒp ə θi/, noun

Words nearby protopathic

protonotary, proton-proton chain, proton pump inhibitor, proton synchrotron, proto-oncogene, protopathic, protopathic sensibility, protopectin, protophilic, protophloem, Protopic

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Example sentences from the Web for protopathic

Protopathic and epicritic sensibility are lost over the radial side of the forearm.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
The areas of epicritic and of protopathic insensibility are illustrated in Fig. 91.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
Deep sensibility is usually lost over an area almost as extensive as that of protopathic insensibility.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
Protopathic sensibility is lost over an area which varies in different cases.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for protopathic

protopathic

/ (ˌprəʊtəˈpæθɪk) /

adjective physiol

of or relating to a sensory nerve that perceives only coarse stimuli, such as pain

of or relating to such perception

Derived forms of protopathic

protopathy (prəʊˈtɒpəθɪ), noun

Word Origin for protopathic

C20: from proto- + Greek pathos suffering, disease + -ic

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Medical definitions for protopathic

protopathic

[ prō′tə-păth′ĭk ]

adj.

Sensing pain, pressure, heat, or cold in a nonspecific manner, usually without localizing the stimulus. Used especially of certain sensory nerves.

单词	protopathic
释义	protopathic [ proh-tuh-path-ik ] / ˌproʊ təˈpæθ ɪk / adjective Physiology. noting or pertaining to a general, nondiscriminating responsiveness to pain or temperature stimuli (opposed to epicritic). primitive; primary. Origin of protopathic First recorded in 1855–60; proto- + -pathic OTHER WORDS FROM protopathic pro·top·a·thy [pruh-top-uh-thee], /prəˈtɒp ə θi/, noun Words nearby protopathic protonotary, proton-proton chain, proton pump inhibitor, proton synchrotron, proto-oncogene, protopathic, protopathic sensibility, protopectin, protophilic, protophloem, Protopic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for protopathic Protopathic and epicritic sensibility are lost over the radial side of the forearm. Manual of Surgery\|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles The areas of epicritic and of protopathic insensibility are illustrated in Fig. 91. Manual of Surgery\|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles Deep sensibility is usually lost over an area almost as extensive as that of protopathic insensibility. Manual of Surgery\|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles Protopathic sensibility is lost over an area which varies in different cases. Manual of Surgery\|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles British Dictionary definitions for protopathic protopathic / (ˌprəʊtəˈpæθɪk) / adjective physiol of or relating to a sensory nerve that perceives only coarse stimuli, such as pain of or relating to such perception Derived forms of protopathic protopathy (prəʊˈtɒpəθɪ), noun Word Origin for protopathic C20: from proto- + Greek pathos suffering, disease + -ic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for protopathic protopathic [ prō′tə-păth′ĭk ] adj. Sensing pain, pressure, heat, or cold in a nonspecific manner, usually without localizing the stimulus. Used especially of certain sensory nerves. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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