haptometer

haptometer
Instrument for measuring sensitivity to touch. [G. hapto, to touch, + metron, measure]

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hap·tom·e·ter (hap-tomґə-tər) [hapto- + -meter] an instrument for measuring sensitivity to touch.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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