algometer
/ælˈɡɑmətər/
noun
- An instrument used to measure pain sensitivity or the threshold at which a person feels pain.
- A modern algometer can give precise readings of pressure pain in different parts of the body.
- The doctor used an algometer to test how much pressure the patient could tolerate on his sore knee.
- Researchers in the study measured each volunteer's pain threshold with a handheld algometer.