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esthesiometer

[es-thee-zee-om-i-ter]
noun Medicine/Medical.
  1. an instrument for measuring the degree of tactile sensibility.
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Origin of esthesiometer

esthes(is) + -o- + -meter
Related formses·the·si·om·e·try, noun
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Examples from the Web for esthesiometry

Historical Examples

  • There exists a sensory culture, which is not generally taken into consideration, but which is a factor in esthesiometry.

    The Montessori Method

    Maria Montessori

esthesiometry in Medicine

esthesiometry

(ĕs-thē′zē-ŏm′ĭ-trē)
n.
  1. Variant ofaesthesiometry
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esthesiometer

(ĕs-thē′zē-ŏm′ĭ-tər)
n.
  1. Variant ofaesthesiometer
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