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protopathic

[ proh-tuh-path-ik ]

adjective

, Physiology.
  1. noting or pertaining to a general, nondiscriminating responsiveness to pain or temperature stimuli ( epicritic ).
  2. primitive; primary.


protopathic

/ ˌprəʊtəˈpæθɪk; prəʊˈtɒpəθɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a sensory nerve that perceives only coarse stimuli, such as pain
  2. of or relating to such perception
“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


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Derived Forms

  • protopathy, noun
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Other Words From

  • pro·top·a·thy [pr, uh, -, top, -, uh, -thee], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of protopathic1

First recorded in 1855–60; proto- + -pathic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of protopathic1

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

Protopathic and epicritic sensibility are lost over the radial side of the forearm.

Deep sensibility is usually lost over an area almost as extensive as that of protopathic insensibility.

Protopathic sensibility is lost over an area which varies in different cases.

The areas of epicritic and of protopathic insensibility are illustrated in Fig. 91.

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