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PROTOPATHIC SENSATION

\pɹˌə͡ʊtə͡ʊpˈaθɪk sɛnsˈe͡ɪʃən], \pɹˌə‍ʊtə‍ʊpˈaθɪk sɛnsˈe‍ɪʃən], \p_ɹ_ˌəʊ_t_əʊ_p_ˈa_θ_ɪ_k s_ɛ_n_s_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of PROTOPATHIC SENSATION

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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See sensation. [Gr.]
That variety of cutaneous s. which gives no impression of pain and causes differences of temperature not well localized.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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