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protopathic
[ proh-tuh-path-ik ]
adjective
, Physiology.
- noting or pertaining to a general, nondiscriminating responsiveness to pain or temperature stimuli ( epicritic ).
- primitive; primary.
protopathic
/ ˌprəʊtəˈpæθɪk; prəʊˈtɒpəθɪ /
adjective
- of or relating to a sensory nerve that perceives only coarse stimuli, such as pain
- of or relating to such perception
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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
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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.
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Deep sensibility is usually lost over an area almost as extensive as that of protopathic insensibility.
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Protopathic sensibility is lost over an area which varies in different cases.
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The areas of epicritic and of protopathic insensibility are illustrated in Fig. 91.
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