aesthesiometer


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aesthesiometer

[es‚thē·zē′äm·əd·ər]
(engineering)
esthesiometer
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Assessing the sensory function of the ocular surface: implications of use of a non-contact air aesthesiometer versus the Cochet Bonnet aesthesiometer.
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Paclitaxel produced a significant reduction in response withdrawal threshold to mechanical stimuli (mechanical allodynia), as previously described [10], from 7 to 17 days after first drug administration compared to the baseline latency and vehicle-only-treated animals measured using the dynamic plantar aesthesiometer (P < 0.05; Figure 5(a)).
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In a neurophysiological study comparing superior and inferior bulbar conjunctival sensitivity using a Cochet-Bonnet aesthesiometer, slightly lower average for touch sensitivity was found inferiorly but the difference was not statistically significant (13).
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Von Frey's method of measuring pressure sensibility in the hand: An engineering analysis of the Weinstein-Semmes pressure aesthesiometer. J Hand Surg [Am].
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Von Frey's method of measuring pressure sensibility in the hand: An engineering analysis of the Weinstein Semmes pressure aesthesiometer. J Hand Surg 1978;3:211-16.
Pressure-specifying sensory device: quantitative sensory measurement in the oral cavity and oropharynx of normal adults
In this study, light-pressure thresholds were measured with the Semmes-Weinstein Aesthesiometer (SWA; Semmes, Weinstein, Ghent, & Teuber, 1960).
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