pain threshold

noun

: the level at which someone experiences pain
He has a high pain threshold.
She has a low pain threshold.

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An analgesic medication that works in the brain to reduce mild to moderate pain by increasing the body’s pain threshold and changing the way the body senses pain. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025 Options that may be most helpful for managing period cramps include: Magnesium citrate: This type, which combines magnesium with citric acid, may increase your pain threshold. Lindsay Curtis, Health, 11 Aug. 2025 Using a tool to measure how patients perceive stimuli like temperature and touch, researchers in Germany found that women with lipedema had a lower pain threshold compared with other women. Francesca Gilbard, NBC news, 10 July 2025 Now, Washington is just waiting to see where a second-term Trump has parked his pain threshold. Philip Elliott, Time, 22 Apr. 2025 Commonly known as Tylenol, it's thought to reduce fever and relieve minor aches and pains by raising your body's pain threshold and regulating your body temperature. Andee Tagle, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025 The good news is that while President Donald Trump has a higher pain threshold than most thought, there is a pain threshold, and the tariff exemption on the electronics industry means that a tech earnings collapse is far less likely. Bob Pisani, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025 Comments Novocaine star Jack Quaid is putting his real-life pain threshold to the test. EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025 It's thought that acetaminophen works by raising a person's pain threshold. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025

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“Pain threshold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pain%20threshold. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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