a sensation of pain
1Pain management — (also called pain medicine) is the medical discipline concerned with the relief of pain.Types of painAcute pain, such pain resulting from trauma, often has a reversible cause and may require only transient measures and correction of the… …
2pain spot — n one of many small localized areas of the skin that respond to stimulation (as by pricking or burning) by giving a sensation of pain …
3Pain — This article is about physical pain. For pain in the broader sense, see Suffering. For other uses, see Pain (disambiguation). Pain A sports player in pain. ICD 10 R52 …
4pain — /payn/, n. 1. physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc. 2. a distressing sensation in a particular part of the body: a back pain. 3. mental or emotional suffering or torment: I am sorry my news causes you such pain. 4. pains …
5Pain — An unpleasant sensation that can range from mild, localized discomfort to agony. Pain has both physical and emotional components. The physical part of pain results from nerve stimulation. Pain may be contained to a discrete area, as in an injury …
6pain — noun 1 physical pain ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, agonizing, awful, blinding, excruciating, extreme, great, immense, intense, severe …
7Pain threshold — The term pain threshold refers to the maximum intensity or duration of a sensory stimulus at which the body shuts down. In scientific literature the term is clearly differentiated from the term pain tolerance. Pain threshold is the minimum… …
8pain — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French peine, from Latin poena, from Greek poinē payment, penalty; akin to Greek tinein to pay, tinesthai to punish, Avestan kaēnā revenge, Sanskrit cayate he revenges Date: 14th century 1. punishment …
9pain nerve — a sensory nerve that conducts stimuli producing the sensation of pain …
10pain threshold — /ˈpeɪn θrɛʃhoʊld/ (say payn threshhohld) noun the lowest limit of perceiving the sensation of pain …
