piesimeter


piesimeter

 [pi″e-sim´ĕ-ter] an instrument for testing the sensitiveness of the skin to pressure.

pi·e·sim·e·ter

, piesometer (pī'ĕ-sim'ĕ-tĕr, pī-ĕ-som'ĕ-tĕr), An instrument for measuring the pressure of a gas or a fluid. Synonym(s): piezometer [G. piesis, pressure]

piesimeter

(1) A device for measuring pressure sensitivity. 
(2) An instrument for measuring gas or liquid pressure.

pi·e·sim·e·ter

, piesometer (pī'ĕ-sim'ĕ-ter, -som'ĕ-ter) An instrument for measuring the pressure of a gas or a fluid. [G. piesis, pressure]