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Esthesiometer
Æs-theˊsi-om′e-ter
,Es-theˊsi-om′e-ter
Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] (see
Æsthesia
) + -meter
.] 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.