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- noun A moderate or lesser sensation; a sensation under or beside the obvious one.
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mollusque commented on the word subsensation
A few TENS units are designed to be used at subsensation levels; that is, when a sensation is felt, the stimulator is turned down to just below sensation level.
--Margo McCaffery, 1979, Nursing Management of the Patient with Pain, p. 126
April 11, 2009