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protopathic definition

proto·pathic (prōt′ə pat̸h′ik)

adjective

Physiol. designating or of certain sensory nerves having limited sensibility, that respond to heat and pain from a general area

Etymology: proto- + -pathic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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