Holter monitor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Holter monitor
First recorded in 1970–75; named after Norman J. Holter (1914–83), U.S. physicist, who developed it
Example Sentences
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Although the event monitors are more comfortable and can be worn longer than a Holter monitor, they sometimes fall off early or cause problems such as skin irritation from adhesives.
From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023
Called Kardia, it uses a smartphone or special Apple Watch band to take EKGs that, according to its maker, Alivecor, are as good at diagnosing AFib as a Holter monitor.
From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2018
We held hands, and he got tangled in my IV line and the rainbow wires of the Holter monitor.
From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2014
In 2011 he had had a negative nuclear stress test and a Holter monitor test.
From Forbes • Sep. 18, 2014
By sending different electrical pulses through the wire, the physicians succeeded in re-creating the irregular heartbeats that were picked up by the Holter monitor.
From Time Magazine Archive
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