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pain threshold Audio
pain thresh·old [ payn thresh-holde ]
Subclass of:
Sensory Thresholds; Pain
Definitions related to pain threshold:
  • Amount of stimulation required before the sensation of pain is experienced.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Lowest stimulus intensity that elicits a pain response.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (pain tolerance) The degree of pain an individual can withstand. (Taber's)
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The minimum level of stimulation of a body part that a person will perceive as being noxious or unpleasant. (Taber's)
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The point at which a person becomes aware of pain.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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