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esthesiometer (medicine)


esthesiometer


An instrument to measure the degree of sensation, by determining at how short a distance two impressions upon the skin can be distinguished, and thus to determine whether the condition of tactile sensibility is normal or altered.

Origin: Gr. (see aesthesia).

Source: Websters Dictionary