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esthesiometer

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

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noun Medicine/Medical.

an instrument for measuring the degree of tactile sensibility.

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 of esthesiometry

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.

Variant ofaesthesiometry

esthesiometer

[ĕs-thē′zē-ŏm′ĭ-tər]

n.

Variant ofaesthesiometer

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