| 释义 |
pro·to·path·ic
\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|pathik\ adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary protopath- (from Middle Greek prōtopathēs affected first, from Greek prōt- prot- + -pathēs — from pathos experience, suffering) + -ic — more at pathos
1. of cutaneous reception : responsive only to rather gross stimuli (as of heat, cold, and pain)
2. of a cutaneous sensory receptor : adapted to or subserving protopathic reception
3. of cutaneous reactivity : dependent on protopathic reception or receptors — compare epicritic |