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Answer for the clue "Measuring sensitivity to pain or pressure ", 9 letters:
algometry

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n. measuring sensitivity to pain or pressure

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Algometer \Al*gom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? pain + -meter.] (Psychol.) An instrument for measuring sensations of pain due to pressure. It has a piston rod with a blunted tip which is pressed against the skin. -- Al*gom"e*try , n. -- Al`go*met"ric , *met"ric*al ...