barognosis

barognosis
Ability to appreciate the weight of objects, or to differentiate objects of different weights. [G. baros, weight, + gnosis, knowledge]

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bar·og·no·sis .bar-.äg-'nō-səs, .bar-əg- n, pl -no·ses -.sēz the perception of weight by the cutaneous and muscle senses

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bar·og·no·sis (bar″og-noґsis) [baro- + Gr. gnosis knowledge] conscious perception of weight; the faculty by which weight is recognized, such as when an object is placed in the hand. Cf. baragnosis.

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