Barognosis, or baresthesia, is the ability to evaluate the weight of objects, or to differentiate objects of different weights, by holding or lifting them. It is the opposite of baragnosis, the inability of evaluating the weight of objects. This sensory information is transmitted by the posterior column-medial lemniscus pathway of the spinal cord,...
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ability to perceive weight
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Ability to appreciate the weight of objects, or to differentiate objects of different weights. ... Origin: G. Baros, weight, + gnosis, knowledge ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(bar″og-no´sis) conscious perception of weight; the faculty by which weight is recognized.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: bar′og-nō′sis Definitions: 1. Ability to appreciate the weight of objects, or to differentiate objects of different weights.
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barognosis 1. In neurology, the conscious perception of weight; the faculty for recognizing weight. 2. Ability to appreciate or estimate the weight of objects, or to differentiate objects of different weights.
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