• (n.) An instrument for determining the delicacy of the sense of pressure.
An instrument for measuring the pressure sense. ... Origin: G. Baros, weight, + aisthesis, sensation, + metron, measure ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(bar″әs-the″ze-om´ә-tәr) an instrument for estimating the acuteness of the sense of weight or pressure.
Type: Term Pronunciation: bar′es-thē′zē-om′ĕ-ter Definitions: 1. An instrument for measuring the pressure sense.
baresthesiometer, baraesthesiometer, An instrument for measuring the sense of pressure. Other forms include: baresthesiometric, baraesthesiometricbaresthesiometer An instrument for measuring the sense of pressure.