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oximeter

[ ok-sim-i-ter ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.
  1. an instrument for measuring the oxygen saturation of the hemoglobin in a sample of blood.

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Other Words From

  • ox·i·met·ric [ok-si-, me, -trik], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of oximeter1

First recorded in 1940–45; ox- + -i- + -meter

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