protopathic

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adjective

Relating to a sensory nerve that detects the presence of a stimulus without determining its location.

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Meanings

adjectiveprotopathic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to a sensory nerve that detects the presence of a stimulus without determining its location.
  2. not comparableRelating to the first symptoms of a disease.

Origin

From proto- + -pathic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

haptotropicpathotropic
Cite this entry
APA

protopathic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protopathic

MLA

“protopathic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protopathic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “protopathic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protopathic.

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