‖ thermæsthesia Path.
(θɜːmɪsˈθiːsɪə)
[mod.L., f. Gr. θέρµη heat + αἴσθησις perception.]
Sensitiveness to heat or cold; the sense of heat. Hence thermæsthesiˈometer: see quot. 1885.
| 1885 Buck's Handbk. Med. Sc. I. 85/2 Thermæsthesiometer, for measuring the sensibility to differences of temperature, Weber used two long glass phials filled with oil. Ibid. 86/1 In 1866, Eulenburg described his thermæsthesiometer. 1899 Allbutt's Syst. Med. VIII. 169 Thermæsthesia.—There are two disorders of subjective sensation of heat and cold. |