Meaning Of The Word Epicritic

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What's The Definition Of Epicritic?

epicritic in American English
designating or of the nerve fibers in the skin that transmit the finer sensations of touch and temperature
adjective: noting or pertaining to a discriminating responsiveness to small variations in pain or temperature stimuli (opposed to protopathic)

epicritic in British English
adjective: (of certain nerve fibres of the skin) serving to perceive and distinguish fine variations of temperature or touch

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