oscillometer
[ os-uh-lom-i-ter ]
/ ˌɒs əˈlɒm ɪ tər /
noun Medicine/Medical.
an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
Origin of oscillometer
OTHER WORDS FROM oscillometer
os·cil·lo·met·ric [os-uh-loh-me-trik, uh-sil-uh-] /ˌɒs ə loʊˈmɛ trɪk, əˌsɪl ə-/, adjective os·cil·lom·e·try, nounWords nearby oscillometer
oscillator,
oscillatory,
oscillatory potential,
oscillogram,
oscillograph,
oscillometer,
oscillometry,
oscillopsia,
oscilloscope,
oscine,
oscitancy
Medical definitions for oscillometry (1 of 2)
oscillometry
[ ŏs′ə-lŏm′ĭ-trē ]
n.
The measurement of oscillations by means of an oscillometer.
Medical definitions for oscillometry (2 of 2)
oscillometer
[ ŏs′ə-lŏm′ĭ-tər ]
n.
An apparatus for measuring oscillations, especially those of the bloodstream in sphygmometry.