(n.) 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.
(n.) Same as Aesthesiometer.
Example Sentences:
(1) An esthesiometer was used to measure the corneal sensitivity in unoperated-on corneas and fellow corneas after excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy.
(2) The five devices include the Semmes-Weinstein monofilament (touch); three-point esthesiometer (two-point discrimination); Pfizer thermal tester (temperature); biothesiometer (vibration); and Optacon tactile tester (vibration).
(3) Using the Cochet-Bonnet esthesiometer, we evaluated the corneal sensation of 11 patients with unilateral Adie's tonic pupil.
(4) In a randomized, prospective, parallel double-blind clinical trial with positive and negative placebo control, the corneal sensitivity of 30 subjects with normal eyes was measured using the Cochet & Bonnet esthesiometer prior to and 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, and 30 minutes after topical application of levobunolol 0.5% (Vistagan 0.5% Liquifilm, Pharm-Allergan Vertrieb GmbH, Karlsruhe; 20 eyes).
(5) Degraded tactile spatial resolution, as measured by step and gap detection with an esthesiometer, has been found, on the average, in stages 2 and 3 of the Taylor-Pelmear classification for vibration-induced white finger (VWF).
(6) By means of an electronic optical esthesiometer corneal sensitivity was examined in 91 volunteers of different age groups.
(7) Using the Cochet-Bonnet esthesiometer, a sensation was recorded in the center of the graft no earlier than 18 months.
(8) Oxybuprocain 0.4% causes corneal sensitivity to decrease below the measuring range of Cochet and Bonnet's esthesiometer (200 mg) for about 10 minutes.
(9) Eight different stimuli from the Semmes-Weinstein esthesiometer were used; forces ranged from 68 mg to 3.6 gm.
(10) For the measurements, a Cochet-Bonnet esthesiometer was utilized.
(11) The corneal sensations were measured serially with an esthesiometer.
(12) Proxymetacain 0.5% reduced corneal sensitivity to below the upper limit of the Cochet & Bonnet esthesiometer (200 mg) for up to 10 minutes.
(13) The purpose of our study was to determine, by use of the electronic Draeger esthesiometer in quantitative, reproductive measurements, the corneal sensitivity in 55 patients with medically treated idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia before and after surgical treatment of the trigeminal nerve and root.
(14) Dermatomal somatosensory evoked potentials was the most sensitive of these tests, and reflected the duration of the lumbosacral radiculopathy better than the biothesiometer and the Semmes-Weinstein esthesiometer.
(15) This esthesiometer has a 6 cm long, adjustable nylon monofilament, which can be reduced in length by 0.5 cm at a time, the length of the filament determining the pressure exerted onto the corneal surface.
(16) The tongues of 34 infants between 31 and 40 weeks estimated gestational age were stimulated with filament esthesiometers.
(17) These measurements were made with the Draeger electronic-optical esthesiometer; the results were supplemented by an analysis of tumor diameters determined by computer tomography.
(18) The biothesiometer and Semmes-Weinstein esthesiometer reflected the clinical severity of sensory dysfunctions, the extent of numbness, and the immediate change in sensory function better than the dermatomal somatosensory evoked potentials.
(19) Thus, a 47-year-old male with Fabry's disease was examined with Cochet-Bonnet's esthesiometer, photokeratometry, ultrasonography, electropupillography, electroretinography, electro-oculography and fluorescein fundus angiography.
(20) A quantitative evaluation of sensory disturbance of the foot was attempted in 94 cases of lumbosacral radiculopathy using the biothesiometer, the Semmes-Weinstein esthesiometer, light touch, tuning fork, and dermatomal somatosensory evoked potentials.
Sensitivity
Definition:
(n.) The quality or state of being sensitive; -- used chiefly in science and the arts; as, the sensitivity of iodized silver.
Example Sentences:
(1) Our results suggest that the peripheral sensitivity to hypoxia declined more than that to CO2, implying a peripheral chemoreceptor origin for hypoxic ventilatory decline.
(2) "Zayani reportedly cited the political sensitivity of naturalising Sunni expatriates and wanted to avoid provoking the opposition," the embassy said.
(3) The outward currents are sensitive to TEA and their reversal potentials differ.
(4) Simplicity, high capacity, low cost and label stability, combined with relatively high clinical sensitivity make the method suitable for cost effective screening of large numbers of samples.
(5) At the early phase of the sensitization a T-cell response was seen in vitro, characterized by an increased spleen but no peripheral blood lymphocyte reactivity to T-cell mitogens at the same time as increased reactivity to the sensitizing antigen was detected.
(6) The presence of O-glycosidic linkages between carbohydrate and protein in the DF3 antigenic site was further supported by the presence of NaBH4-sensitive sites.
(7) This induction is sensitive to actinomycin D but not to protein synthesis inhibitor puromycin, indicating an effect of estradiol at the transcriptional level, possibly mediated by the estrogen receptor.
(8) A total of 13 ascertainments of folate sensitive autosomal fragile sites is observed, of which 10q23 fragility appears to be the most frequent.
(9) Rapid overgrowth of all cultures with the E. coli necessitated the use of selective media containing antimicrobial agents to which the E. coli was sensitive.
(10) The fluctuations in [Ca2+]i measured with fura-2 were synchronized among the population of cells observed and were sensitive to extracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]o).
(11) Thus adrenaline, via pre- and post-junctional adrenoceptors, may contribute to enhanced vascular smooth muscle contraction, which most likely is sensitized by the elevated intracellular calcium concentration.
(12) Enhanced sensitivity to ITDs should translate to better-defined azimuthal receptive fields, and therefore may be a step toward achieving an optimal representation of azimuth within the auditory pathway.
(13) A significant correlation was found between the amplitude ratio of the R2 and the sensitivity ratio of the rapid off-response at short and long wavelengths.
(14) When compared with self-reported exposures, the sensitivity of both job-exposure matrices was low (on average, below 0.51), while the specificity was generally high (on average, above 0.90).
(15) The dog and the pig also have an endoperoxide-sensitive constrictor system activated by the 11,9-(epoxymethano) analogue of PGH2 and, of particular note, ICI 79939 and its 11-oxo analogue.
(16) It is concluded the decrease in cellular volume associated with substitution of serosal gluconate for Cl results in a loss of highly specific Ba2+-sensitive K+ conductance channels from the basolateral plasma membrane.
(17) This Mr 20,000 inhibitory activity was acid and heat stable and sensitive to dithiothreitol and trypsin.
(18) Beta-galactosidase, beta-n-acetyl-hexosaminidase, and alpha-fucosidase were sensitive indicators and were significantly elevated above control values by day 3 at both doses (P < 0.01).
(19) The sensitivity of an indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) test (screening test) for the detection of antibodies to cytomegalovirus (CMV) was examined by using 128 serum specimens and quaternary aminoethyl (QAE)-Sephadex A50 column chromatography to separate IgM from IgG class antibodies.
(20) The third route was quantitated by its sensitivity to probenecid and its activity was increased in saline buffers and upon addition of glucose and was inhibited by oligomycin.