esthesiometer

American  

[es-thee-zee-om-i-ter] / ɛsˌθi ziˈɒm ɪ tər /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

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

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Other Word Forms

• esthesiometry noun

Etymology

Origin of esthesiometer

esthes(is) + -o- + -meter

Example Sentences

This is an instrument very similar to Weber's esthesiometer, but the points are replaced by receptacles filled with water of varying heat and furnished with thermometers.

From Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso by Lombroso, Gina

With an esthesiometer, their power to recognize the distance between the points of a calipers is shown to be no better than that of an ordinarily sensitive individual.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

In homage to these ideas, I applied to the clinical examination of cases of mental alienation the study of the skull, with measurements and weights, by means of the esthesiometer and craniometer.

From Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso by Lombroso, Gina