PAIN THRESHOLD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pain threshold mean? 

• PAIN THRESHOLD (noun)
  The noun PAIN THRESHOLD has 1 sense:

1. the lowest intensity of stimulation at which pain is experienced

  Familiarity information: PAIN THRESHOLD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PAIN THRESHOLD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The lowest intensity of stimulation at which pain is experienced

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Context example:

some people have much higher pain thresholds than do other people

Hypernyms ("pain threshold" is a kind of...):

absolute threshold (the lowest level of stimulation that a person can detect)

 Context examples 

The agonist action results in a raised pain threshold and increased tolerance to pain.

(Buprenorphine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Although the exact mechanism through which acetaminophen exert its effects has yet to be fully determined, acetaminophen may inhibit the nitric oxide (NO) pathway mediated by a variety of neurotransmitter receptors including N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) and substance P, resulting in elevation of the pain threshold.

(Acetaminophen, NCI Thesaurus)