armamentarium
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noun, plural ar·ma·men·tar·i·a [ahr-muh-muh
n-tair-ee-uh, -men-] .
[ahr-muh-muhn-tair-ee-uh, -men-] . 1.
the aggregate of equipment, methods, and techniques available to one for carrying out one's duties: The stethoscope is still an essential part of the physician's armamentarium.
2.
a fruitful source of devices or materials available or used for an undertaking: The new arts center is an armamentarium for creative activity.
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| —n , pl -iums, -ia | |
| the items that comprise the material and equipment used by a physician in his professional practice | |
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Armamentarium
has a plethora of syllables.
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| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
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Word Origin & History
armamentarium
1874, from L., lit. "little arsenal," from armamentum (see armament). Anglicized as armamentary (1731).
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armamentarium ar·ma·men·tar·i·um (är'mə-měn-târ'ē-əm)
n. pl. ar·ma·men·tar·i·ums or ar·ma·men·tar·i·a (-ē-ə)
The complete equipment of a physician or medical institution, including drugs, books, supplies, and instruments.
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Example sentences
Before doctors had an armamentarium of high-tech cures, they really had to talk to and listen to their patients.
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