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esthesiometry

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es⋅the⋅si⋅om⋅e⋅ter

  [es-thee-zee-om-i-ter]
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–noun Medicine/Medical.
an instrument for measuring the degree of tactile sensibility.
Origin:
esthes(is) + -o- + -meter

Related forms:
es⋅the⋅si⋅om⋅e⋅try, noun
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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

Main Entry: es·the·si·om·e·try
Variant: or chiefly British aes·the·si·om·e·try /-'äm-&-trE/
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -tries
: the measurement of sensory (as tactile) discrimination
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esthesiometer es·the·si·om·e·ter (ěs-thē'zē-ŏm'ĭ-tər)
n.
Variant of aesthesiometer.

esthesiometry es·the·si·om·e·try (ěs-thē'zē-ŏm'ĭ-trē)
n.
Variant of aesthesiometry.

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