Esthesiometer

/mhw>, n. [ Gr. &unr_; (see Æsthesia) + -meter. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ Gr. &unr_; weight + æsthesiometer. ] (Physiol.) An instrument for determining the delicacy of the sense of pressure. -- Bar`æs*the`si*o*met"ric, Bar`es*the`si*o*met"ric a. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]