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—esthesiometry, n./es thee'zee om"i teuhr/, n. Med.an instrument for measuring the degree of tactile sensibility.[ESTHES(IS) + -O- + -METER]
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Esthesiometer — Es*the si*om e*ter, n. Same as {[AE]sthesiometer} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
esthesiometer — [es thē΄zē äm′ə tər, es thē΄sēäm′ə tər] n. [< ModL aesthesia, AESTHESIA + METER] an instrument for measuring the sensitivity of the sense of touch, esp. one for testing how far apart two points pressed against the skin have to be for the… … English World dictionary
Esthesiometer — AEsthesiometer [AE]s*the si*om e*ter, Esthesiometer Es*the si*om e*ter, n. [Gr. ? (see {[AE]sthesia}) + meter.] An instrument to measure the degree of sensation, by determining at how short a distance two impressions upon the skin can be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Esthesiometer — An esthesiometer (British spelling aesthesiometer} is a device for measuring the tactile sensitivity of the skin. The measure of the degree of tactile sensitivity is called aesthesiometry.There are different types of aesthesiometers depending on… … Wikipedia
esthesiometer — esteziometras statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Odos ir gleivinės jautrumo matuoklis. atitikmenys: angl. esthesiometer vok. Ästhesiometer, n rus. эстезиометр, m pranc. esthésiomètre, m … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
esthesiometer — noun A device to measure tactile sensitivity Syn: tactometer … Wiktionary
esthesiometer — An instrument for determining the state of tactile and other forms of sensibility. SYN: tactometer. [esthesio + G. metron, measure] * * * es·the·si·om·e·ter or chiefly Brit aes·the·si·om·e·ter es .thē zē äm ət ər, .thē sē n an instrument for… … Medical dictionary
esthesiometer — n. device for measuring the degree of sensitivity to touch … English contemporary dictionary
esthesiometer — es·the·si·om·e·ter … English syllables
esthesiometer — esˌthēzēˈäməd.ə(r), thēsē noun Etymology: esthesio + meter : an instrument for measuring sensory discrimination; especially : one for determining the distance by which two points pressed against the skin must be separated in order that they may… … Useful english dictionary
