|epə|krid.ik adjective
Etymology: Greek epikritikos determinative, from epikritos (verbal of epikrinein ) + -ikos -ic
1. of cutaneous reception : marked by accurate discrimination between small degrees of sensation (as of heat, cold, and pain)
2. of cutaneous sensory receptors : adapted to or subserving epicritic reception
3. of cutaneous reactivity : dependent on epicritic reception or receptors — compare protopathic