barognosis

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-us

Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us

Proto-Hellenic *gʷarus

Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús)

Ancient Greek βᾰ́ρος (bắros)

English baro-

Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tisder.

Ancient Greek γνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs)der.

English gnosis

English barognosis

From baro- + gnosis.

Noun

barognosis (uncountable)

1. (medicine) The ability to evaluate the weight of objects, or to differentiate objects of different weights by holding or lifting them.

Synonyms

• baresthesia

Antonyms

• baragnosis