Esthesiometer

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An instrument used to measure tactile sensitivity. noun

An instrument for determining the degree of tactile sensibility. noun

The instrument is made in a great variety of forms, all based, however, upon the simple compass pattern. In certain recent instruments the points are attached to rods which press against spiral springs inclosed in the metal tubes which form the legs of the compasses, and a scale is marked upon the front surfaces of the tubes. It is thus possible to read off the amount of pressure exerted in any given application of the points to the cutaneous surface; and the esthesiometer may be used not only to measure the limen of dual impression, equivalences of tactile extent, etc., but also to test the pressure-sensitivity, the depth of sleep, etc. See the extract. noun

Same as æsthesiometer. noun

A device to measure tactile sensitivity noun

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