esthesiometer
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thumb|Esthesiometer from C. Lombroso's Criminal man
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thumb|Esthesiometer from C. Lombroso's Criminal man
An esthesiometer (British spelling aesthesiometer) is a device for measuring the tactile sensitivity of the skin (or mouth, or eye, etc.). The measure of the degree of tactile sensitivity is called aesthesiometry. The device was invented by Edward Henry Sieveking. There are different types of aesthesiometers depending on their particular function.
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