stinging pain

  • 11Stinging — Sting Sting, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stung}(Archaic {Stang}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stinging}.] [AS. stingan; akin to Icel. & Sw. stinga, Dan. stinge, and probably to E. stick, v.t.; cf. Goth. usstiggan to put out, pluck out. Cf. {Stick}, v. t.] 1. To… …

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  • 12stinging — adj. Stinging is used with these nouns: ↑attack, ↑blow, ↑indictment, ↑insect, ↑nettle, ↑pain, ↑rebuke, ↑sensation, ↑slap …

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  • 13stinging — Synonyms and related words: acanaceous, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, aculeolate, acute, afflictive, agonizing, asperous, astringent, atrocious, biting, bitter, brambly, briery, brisk, bristly,… …

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  • 14stinging — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective So sharp as to cause mental pain: acerbic, acid, acidic, acrid, astringent, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordacious, mordant, pungent, scathing, sharp, slashing, trenchant, truculent, vitriolic. See ATTACK …

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  • 15Schmidt Sting Pain Index — The Schmidt Sting Pain Index or the Justin O. Schmidt Pain Index is a pain scale rating the relative pain caused by different Hymenopteran stings. It is mainly the work of Justin O. Schmidt, an entomologist at the Carl Hayden Bee Research Center …

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  • 16Schmidt Sting Pain Index — Жало осы с капелькой яда на кончике Шкала Шмидта (англ. Schmidt Sting Pain Index) это шкала силы ужалений жалящих перепончатокрылых (отряд Hymenoptera), в …

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  • 17McGill Pain Questionnaire — The McGill Pain Questionnaire, also known as McGill pain index, is a scale of rating pain developed at McGill University by Melzack and Torgerson in 1971. To use the questionnaire, circle the words that describe your pain but do not circle more… …

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  • 18smart — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English smert causing pain, from Old English smeart; akin to Old English smeortan Date: before 12th century 1. making one smart ; causing a sharp stinging 2. marked by often sharp forceful activity or vigorous… …

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  • 19smart — smartingly, adv. smartly, adv. smartness, n. /smahrt/, v., adj., smarter, smartest, adv., n. v.i. 1. to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound. 2. to be the cause of a sharp, stinging pain, as an irritating… …

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  • 20smart — [smärt] vi. [ME smerten < OE smeortan, akin to Ger schmerzen < IE * mer d < base * mer , to rub away, fret > L mordere, to bite, sting, Gr smerdnos, frightful] 1. a) to cause sharp, stinging pain, as a slap b) to be the source of such …

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