esthesiometer

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

nounMedicine/Medical.
  1. an instrument for measuring the degree of tactile sensibility.

Origin of esthesiometer

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Other words from esthesiometer

  • es·the·si·om·e·try, noun

Words Nearby esthesiometer

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How to use esthesiometer in a sentence

  • If great exactitude is desirable, Nothnagel's thermo-esthesiometer should be used.

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