esthesiometer

[ es-thee-zee-om-i-ter ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. an instrument for measuring the degree of tactile sensibility.

Other Words From

• es·thesi·ome·try noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of esthesiometer¹

esthes(is) + -o- + -meter

Example Sentences

If great exactitude is desirable, Nothnagel's thermo-esthesiometer should be used.

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