PROTOPATHIC


Meaning of PROTOPATHIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌprō-tə-ˈpa-thik ]

adjective

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Middle Greek prōtopathēs affected first, from Greek prōt- prot- + pathos experience, suffering — more at pathos

Date: 1905

: of, relating to, or being cutaneous sensory reception responsive only to strong rather crude stimuli

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