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ox⋅im⋅e⋅ter

[ok-sim-i-ter]
–noun Medicine/Medical.
an instrument for measuring the oxygen saturation of the hemoglobin in a sample of blood.

Origin:
1940–45; ox- + -i- + -meter


ox⋅i⋅met⋅ric [ok-si-me-trik] , adjective
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ox·im·e·ter   (ŏk-sĭm'ĭ-tər)   
n.  A device for measuring the oxygen saturation of arterial blood.
ox'i·met'ric (-mět'rĭk) adj., ox'i·met'ri·cal·ly adv., ox·im'e·try n.
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Main Entry: ox·im·e·ter
Pronunciation: äk-'sim-&t-&r
Function: noun
: an instrument for measuring continuously the degreeof oxygen saturation of the circulating blood —ox·i·met·ric /"äk-s&-'me-trik/ adjective
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oximeter ox·im·e·ter (ŏk-sĭm'ĭ-tər)
n.
A device for measuring the oxygen saturation of arterial blood.

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