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Chan-Seung Lee
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 Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 7:43 am Post subject: lowered pain threshold |
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| There are a number of different theories about the function of sleep. People deprived of sleep show some relatively minor physiological symptoms including hand tremors, double vision, and lowered pain threshold. |
What does 'lowered pain threshold' mean?
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asterix
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| Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 8:50 am Post subject: |
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| It means they are more sensitive to pain. |
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cgage2
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| Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 8:51 am Post subject: |
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| In this case, threshold means level. A lower pain threshold means that you have a lesser ability to stand pain |
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Chan-Seung Lee
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:21 am Post subject: one more |
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Which is correct, 'lower pain threshold' or 'lowered pain threshold'?
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CP
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 6:56 am Post subject: |
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The word lowered was used in your snippet to indicate the decrease in pain threshold. The word lower would be more likely to be used for comparison to the previous state. Here, probably either word would work, but the author may have chosen lowered to indicate the cause-and-effect relationship.
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