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esthesiometer

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es⋅the⋅si⋅om⋅e⋅ter

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

Origin:
esthes(is) + -o- + -meter


es⋅the⋅si⋅om⋅e⋅try, noun
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es·the·si·om·e·ter   (ěs-thē'zē-ŏm'ĭ-tər)   
n.  An instrument used to measure tactile sensitivity.

[esthesi(a) + -meter.]
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Main Entry: es·the·si·om·e·ter
Variant: or chiefly British aes·the·si·om·e·ter /es-"thE-zE-'äm-&t-&r, -"thE-sE-/
Function: noun
: an instrument for measuring sensory discrimination; especially : one for determiningthe distance by which two points pressed against the skin must be separated in order that they may be felt as separate
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esthesiometer es·the·si·om·e·ter (ěs-thē'zē-ŏm'ĭ-tər)
n.
Variant of aesthesiometer.

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