Aesthesiometer
aesthesiometer
aesthesiometer aes·the·si·om·e·ter or es·the·si·om·e·ter (ěs-thē’zē-ŏm’ĭ-tər)
n.
an instrument used to measure tactile sensitivity. also called tactometer.
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