Definition of Esthesiometer. Meaning of Esthesiometer. Synonyms of Esthesiometer

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Definition of Esthesiometer

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 distinguished, and thus to determine whether the condition of tactile sensibility is normal or altered.
Esthesiometer
Esthesiometer Es*the`si*om"e*ter, n. Same as [AE]sthesiometer.

Meaning of Esthesiometer from wikipedia

- An esthesiometer (British spelling aesthesiometer) is a device for measuring the tactile sensitivity of the skin (or mouth, or eye, etc.). The measure...
- European Summer Time Weinstein Enhanced Sensory Test, a monofilament esthesiometer Western European Satellite Triangulation subcommittee of IAG WEST, Tungsten...
- of Psychophysics Maximilian von Frey, physiologist, inventor of the esthesiometer Ernst Heinrich Weber, German physician and professor whose studies paved...
- whether corneal sensitivity is normal, reduced or absent; or using an esthesiometer that allows to ****ess corneal sensitivity. Tear film function test,...
- sensitive to one or another of these stimuli. He created a unique type of esthesiometer, now referred to as a von Frey hair, which consisted of various calibrated...