Meaning of prepain | Babel Free

Definitions

A physical sensation that is not pain but would become pain if it were more intense.

uncountable

Examples

“Mostly the subjects experienced either no sensation at all, or pain; only a very small prepain range was found (a just noticeable tactile sensation, as described in Chapter 27).”

“You can learn what to do at the first signals of prepain and thereby avoid the true disability that accompany a fullblown attack.”

“As described above, pain and prepain are the only sensations that can be evoked by intradental nerve stimulation in human subjects.”

“Even in trained normal subjects, the pain threshold, where prepain becomes just noticeably painful, is a composite of nuances and is difficult to judge.”

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