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oscillometer

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os⋅cil⋅lom⋅e⋅ter

  [os-uh-lom-i-ter]
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–noun Medicine/Medical.
an instrument for measuring oscillations, esp. those of the arterial pulse.
Origin:
1895–1900; oscill(ate) + -o- + -meter

Related forms:
os⋅cil⋅lo⋅met⋅ric  [os-uh-loh-me-trik, uh-sil-uh-] , adjective
os⋅cil⋅lom⋅e⋅try, noun
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Main Entry: os·cil·lom·e·ter
Pronunciation: "äs-&-'läm-&t-&r
Function: noun
: an instrument for measuringthe changes in pulsations in the arteries especially of the extremities —os·cil·lo·met·ric /"äs-&-lO-'me-trik/ adjective —os·cil·lom·e·try /-'läm-&-trE/ noun plural -tries
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oscillometer os·cil·lom·e·ter (ŏs'ə-lŏm'ĭ-tər)
n.
An apparatus for measuring oscillations, especially those of the bloodstream in sphygmometry.

os'cil·lo·met'ric (ŏs'ə-lō-mět'tĭk) adj.

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