English

Adjective

algogenic ‎(comparative more algogenic, superlative most algogenic)

1. (medicine) Inducing pain.

   We wish to study the algogenic effect of bee stings.

Quotations

• 2012, Cecil Adams, The Straight Dope, "Did the creator of the Schmidt Sting Pain Index volunteer to get stung by everything on earth?":

  As a leading expert on stinging insects, Schmidt spends a lot of time capturing bugs for his research, going after some of the most toxic, aggressive, and algogenic (i.e., pain-inducing) species on earth.

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