Sensibility to vibrations or the peculiar vibrating sensation felt when a quivering tuning fork is placed against a subcutaneous bony prominence of the body: Dr. Hall, the old-fashioned country doctor, referred to Heather's condition as bone sensibility, but his newly trained assistant, Ms. Black, suggested the term pallesthesia as the more correct medical term.

The sensitivity or ability to easily feel vibrations: Because of her palmesthesia, Nancy was readily able to feel the quivering in her finger tips.