Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0180759
SPN: An esthesiometer is a mechanical device which usually consists of a single rod or fiber which is held in the fingers of the physician or other examiner and which is used to determine whether a patient has tactile sensitivity.,UMD: Stimulators designed to determine tactile sensibility by patient response to the application of one or more filaments to the skin. These devices are manual, handheld instruments consisting of filaments mounted on an appropriate handle; each filament is manually applied to patient skin by moving an integral handle at the proximal end. Esthesiometers are simple devices typically used in physician offices to detect peripheral neuropathy and/or in the diagnosis of diabetes or leprosy.,NCI: An instrument to measure the degree of sensation, by determining at how short a distance two impressions upon the skin can be distinguished, and thus to determine whether the condition of tactile sensibility is normal or altered.