Psychiatry and Psychology

Pain Threshold

Amount of stimulation required before the sensation of pain is experienced.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Amount of stimulation required before the sensation of pain is experienced.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Pain Thresholds
  • Threshold, Pain
  • Thresholds, Pain

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Aspects Covered

7 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, ethnology, physiology, psychology, radiation effects.

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Pain (1966-1992)
  • Sensory Thresholds (1979-1992)

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  1. F02w.463w.593w.710w.560w
  2. F02w.830w.816w.444w.700w
  3. G11.561.790w.444w.700w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pain Threshold. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017288. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017288
  2. Pain Threshold. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshold_of_pain
  3. Pain Threshold. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1098125