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protopathic

adj pro·to·path·ic \ˌprōt-ə-ˈpath-ik\

Medical Definition of PROTOPATHIC

:  of, relating to, being, or mediating cutaneous sensory reception that is responsive only to rather gross stimuli—compare epicritic

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