esthesiometer
[ es-thee-zee-om-i-ter ]
/ ɛsˌθi ziˈɒm ɪ tər /
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noun Medicine/Medical.
an instrument for measuring the degree of tactile sensibility.
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OTHER WORDS FROM esthesiometer
es·the·si·om·e·try, nounWords nearby esthesiometer
esthesia, esthesio-, esthesiodic, esthesiogenesis, esthesiogenic, esthesiometer, esthesiometry, esthesiophysiology, esthesis, esthete, esthetic
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If great exactitude is desirable, Nothnagel's thermo-esthesiometer should be used.
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Medical definitions for esthesiometer
esthesiometer
[ ĕs-thē′zē-ŏm′ĭ-tər ]
n.
Variant ofaesthesiometer
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