algometer vs measuring device

algometer and measuring device both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
algometer	Yes	No	No	No
measuring device	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, measuring device is a hypernym of algometer; that is, measuring device is a word with a broader meaning than algometer:

algometer: device for measuring pain caused by pressure
measuring device: instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something

Other hypernyms of algometer include measuring instrument, measuring system.

algometer (noun)	measuring device (noun)
device for measuring pain caused by pressure	instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something