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tocometer

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to⋅com⋅e⋅ter

  [toh-kom-i-ter]
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–noun
tokodynamometer.
Origin:
by shortening

to⋅ko⋅dy⋅na⋅mom⋅e⋅ter

  [toh-koh-dahy-nuh-mom-i-ter]
–noun
a pressure gauge strapped to the mother's abdomen during labor to measure uterine contractions.
Also, tocodynamometer.
Also called tocometer.

Origin:
< Gk tók(os) childbirth + -o- + dynamometer
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Main Entry: to·ko·dy·na·mom·e·ter
Variant: or to·co·dy·na·mom·e·ter /"tO-kO-"dI-n&-'mäm-&-t&r/
Function: noun
: an instrument by means of which the force of uterine puerperal contractions can be measured
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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