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Epicranial muscle

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• Epicritic

  [ep-i-krit-ik] /ˌɛp ɪˈkrɪt ɪk/ adjective, Physiology. 1. noting or pertaining to a discriminating responsiveness to small variations in pain or temperature stimuli (opposed to ). /ˌɛpɪˈkrɪtɪk/ adjective 1. (of certain nerve fibres of the skin) serving to perceive and distinguish fine variations of temperature or touch epicritic ep·i·crit·ic (ěp’ĭ-krĭt’ĭk) adj. Of, relating to, or mediating […]

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