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Definition: AESTHESIOMETER

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. An alternative spelling for "Esthesiometer": An instrument to measure the degree of sensation, by determining at how short a distance two impressions upon the skin can be distinguished, and thus to determine whether the condition of tactile sensibility is normal or altered.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Aesthesiometer" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Specialty Definition: AESTHESIOMETER

Domain Definition
Medicine Instrument for describing circles, with two legs connected at one end by a movable joint. Source: European Union. (references)

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Definition: AESTHESIOMETER

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. An alternative spelling for "Esthesiometer": An instrument to measure the degree of sensation, by determining at how short a distance two impressions upon the skin can be distinguished, and thus to determine whether the condition of tactile sensibility is normal or altered.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "AESTHESIOMETER" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Specialty Definition: AESTHESIOMETER

DomainDefinition
MedicineInstrument for describing circles, with two legs connected at one end by a movable joint. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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