protopathic

pro to path ic |ˌprōtəˈpaTHik ˌproʊdəˈpæθɪk | ▶adjective Physiology relating to or denoting those sensory nerve fibers of the skin that are capable of discriminating only among such relatively coarse stimuli as heat, cold, and pain. Often contrasted with epicritic. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from proto- ‘primitive ’ + Greek pathos ‘suffering, feeling ’ + -ic .

protopathic

protopathic |ˌprəʊtə (ʊ )ˈpaθɪk | ▶adjective Physiology relating to or denoting those sensory nerve fibres of the skin which are capable of discriminating only between relatively coarse stimuli, chiefly heat, cold, and pain. Often contrasted with epicritic. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from proto- ‘primitive ’ + Greek pathos ‘suffering, feeling ’ + -ic .