Thermoesthesiometer
thermoesthesiometer ther·mo·es·the·si·om·e·ter (thûr’mō-ĭs-thē’zē-ŏm’ĭ-tər)
n.
An instrument for testing sensitivity to temperature variations. Also called thermesthesiometer.
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