Wartenberg wheel

Meaning

Noun

  • 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.

Origin

  • Designed by Robert Wartenberg (1887–1956).

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