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Medical dictionary. 2011.
esthesiometry
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esthesiometry — n. measurement of the degree of sensitivity to touch … English contemporary dictionary
esthesiometry — es·the·si·om·e·try … English syllables
esthesiometry — mə.trē noun ( es) Etymology: esthesio + metry : the measurement of sensory (as tactile) discrimination … Useful english dictionary
esthesiometer — esthesiometry, n. /es thee zee om i teuhr/, n. Med. an instrument for measuring the degree of tactile sensibility. [ESTHES(IS) + O + METER] * * * … Universalium
faradopalpation — Esthesiometry by means of a sharp pointed electrode through which a feeble alternating current passes to an indifferent electrode … Medical dictionary
galvanopalpation — Esthesiometry by means of a sharp pointed electrode through which a feeble direct current passes to the cathode applied to an indifferent part. * * * gal·va·no·pal·pa·tion (gal″və no pal paґshən) a method of testing the sensory… … Medical dictionary
aesthesia — aesthesia, aesthesiometer, aesthesiometry, aesthesiophysiology chiefly Brit var of ESTHESIA, ESTHESIOMETER, ESTHESIOMETRY, ESTHESIOPHYSIOLOGY … Medical dictionary
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
