or chiefly Brit  aes*the*si*om*e*ter  n :  an instrument for measuring sensory discrimination : esp  :  one for determining the distance by which two points pressed against the skin must be separated in order that they may be felt as separate .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  es·the·si·om·e·try 
 
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