esthesio- — 1. Sensation, perception. [G. aesthesis, sense perception] … Medical dictionary
esthesio- — combining form or aesthesio Etymology: New Latin, from Greek aisthēsis sensation, perception, feeling, from aisthanesthai to perceive, feel more at audible : sensation esthesioneurosis … Useful english dictionary
-esthésie — esthésio , esthésie ♦ Éléments, du gr. aisthêsis « sensation, sensibilité » : esthésiogène, hyperesthésie. esthési , esthésie éléments, du gr. aisthêsis, sensibilité, sensation . ⇒ ESTHÉSIE, élément suff. Élément suff. tiré du gr. « sensation,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
esthesiology — The science concerned with sensory phenomena. [esthesio + G. logos, study] * * * es·the·si·ol·o·gy (es the″ze olґə je) [esthesio + logy] the science of sensation and the senses … Medical dictionary
esthesiometer — An instrument for determining the state of tactile and other forms of sensibility. SYN: tactometer. [esthesio + G. metron, measure] * * * es·the·si·om·e·ter or chiefly Brit aes·the·si·om·e·ter es .thē zē äm ət ər, .thē sē n an instrument for… … Medical dictionary
esthésiogène — [ ɛstezjɔʒɛn ] adj. • 1879; de esthésio et gène ♦ Physiol. Qui produit ou augmente la sensibilité. Zone, point esthésiogène : endroit douloureux au moindre attouchement. ● esthésiogène adjectif Qui produit ou accroît la sensibilité. esthésiogène… … Encyclopédie Universelle
esthésiologie — [ ɛstezjɔlɔʒi ] n. f. • 1865; de esthésio et logie ♦ Physiol. Étude de la sensibilité et de ses mécanismes. esthésiologie [ɛstezjɔlɔʒi] n. f. ÉTYM. 1865; var. æsthésiologie; de esthésio , et logie. ❖ ♦ Didact. (physiol.). Partie de la physiologie … Encyclopédie Universelle
List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes — This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymology. There are a few rules when using medical roots. Firstly, prefixes and suffixes, primarily in Greek, but also in Latin, have a… … Wikipedia
baresthesiometer — An instrument for measuring the pressure sense. [G. baros, weight, + aisthesis, sensation, + metron, measure] * * * bar·es·the·si·om·e·ter (bar″əs the″ze omґə tər) [bar + esthesio + meter] an instrument for determining… … Medical dictionary
ergoesthesiograph — An apparatus for recording graphically muscular aptness as shown in the ability to counterbalance variable resistances. [ergo + G. aisthesis, sensation, + grapho, to record] * * * er·go·es·the·sio·graph (ur″go es theґze o graf) [ergo +… … Medical dictionary