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Pain, as one of the four signs of inflammation (d., calor, rubor, tumor) enunciated by Celsus. [L.]

- d. capitis headache, especially due to changes in the scalp or bones rather than in the intracranial structures.

do·lor or chiefly Brit do·lour 'dō-lər, 'däl-ər n

1) obs physical pain used in old medicine as one of five cardinal symptoms of inflammation

2) mental suffering or anguish

pain: one of the classical signs of inflammation in a tissue, the other three being calor (heat), rubor (redness), and tumor (swelling). The pain in inflammation is thought to be due to the release of chemicals from damaged cells.