A device that is sued to measure the minimum intensity of pressure stimulus needed to produce a sensation on the skin. The device has bristles that bend when touched the skin.
FREY ESTHESIOMETER: "The Frey esthesiometer was touched to Joe's skin."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "FREY ESTHESIOMETER," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/frey-esthesiometer/ (accessed January 27, 2023).