Meanings
nounWartenberg wheel (plural Wartenberg wheels)
plural Wartenberg wheels
- medicineAn 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.
Synonyms: Wartenberg pinwheel
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn 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.
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Designed by Robert Wartenberg (1887–1956).
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Wartenberg wheel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wartenberg%20wheel
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