Meaning Of The Word Protopathic

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What's The Definition Of Protopathic?

protopathic in American English
designating or of certain sensory nerves having limited sensibility, that respond to heat and pain from a general area
adjective: noting or pertaining to a general, nondiscriminating responsiveness to pain or temperature stimuli (opposed to epicritic)

protopathic in British English
adjective: of or relating to a sensory nerve that perceives only coarse stimuli, such as pain

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