AEsthesiometer

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  AEsthesiometer \[AE]s*the`si*om"e*ter\, Esthesiometer
  \Es*the`si*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? (see {[AE]sthesia}) + -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.


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