English Explanatory Dictionary

Wartenberg wheel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An instrument for neurological use, having a wheel with evenly spaced radiating sharp pins that is rolled across the skin to test the patient's sensation.

Word forms

Wartenberg wheel Wartenberg wheels

Etymology

Designed by Robert Wartenberg (1887–1956).

Synonyms

Wartenberg pinwheel

Related words

ponce wheel
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