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词汇 protopathic
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Definition of protopathic in English:

protopathic

adjective ˌprəʊtə(ʊ)ˈpaθɪkˌprōdəˈpaTHik
Physiology
  • Relating to or denoting those sensory nerve fibres of the skin which are capable of discriminating only between relatively coarse stimuli, chiefly heat, cold, and pain.

    〔生理〕原发的,特发的,只具粗感觉力(如冷、热、疼痛等)的。常与EPICRITIC 相对

    Often contrasted with epicritic
    Example sentencesExamples
    • An alternate explanation for the finding is protopathic bias, which can arise in situations where medications are used to treat acute symptoms.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from proto- 'primitive' + Greek pathos 'suffering, feeling' + -ic.

Definition of protopathic in US English:

protopathic

adjectiveˌprōdəˈpaTHik
Physiology
  • Relating to or denoting those sensory nerve fibers of the skin that are capable of discriminating only among such relatively coarse stimuli as heat, cold, and pain.

    〔生理〕原发的,特发的,只具粗感觉力(如冷、热、疼痛等)的。常与EPICRITIC 相对

    Often contrasted with epicritic
    Example sentencesExamples
    • An alternate explanation for the finding is protopathic bias, which can arise in situations where medications are used to treat acute symptoms.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from proto- ‘primitive’ + Greek pathos ‘suffering, feeling’ + -ic.

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