protopathic
/ˌproʊtəˈpæθɪk/
adjective
- Relating to the primitive, crude, or less discriminating type of sensory perception (such as pain, temperature, and touch), as opposed to more refined epicritic sensation.
- The patient's protopathic responses were intact, but fine touch was impaired.
- In neurology, protopathic and epicritic systems are studied separately.
- Protopathic sensitivity allows us to feel pain and extreme temperatures.
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