In the 1940s, a group of doctors at the University of Cornell set out to create a unit of pain intensity. Using the "dol" as a unit, the physicians created a 21-point quantitative scale.
The name dol, comes from the Latin word for pain, dolor. Ideally, the measurement would be applicable regardless of the type of pain.
http://io9.com/5900319/scientists-created-a-pain-measurement-scale-by-burning-the-hands-of-women-in-labor
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC435000/
Full paper
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC435000/pdf/jcinvest00563-0091.pdf
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