English Explanatory Dictionary

pain threshold

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The minimum intensity or duration of a sensory stimulus applied to a living being at which it becomes considered painful.
  2. The maximum amount of pain that one can endure.

Word forms

pain threshold pain thresholds

Related words

pain relief pain score algometry
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