armamentarium

[ ahr-muh-muhn-tair-ee-uhm, -men- ]

/ ˌɑr mə mənˈtɛər i əm, -mɛn- /

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noun, plural ar·ma·men·tar·i·a

[ahr-muh-muhn-tair-ee-uh, -men-]. /ˌɑr mə mənˈtɛər i ə, -mɛn-/.

the aggregate of equipment, methods, and techniques available to one for carrying out one's duties: The stethoscope is still an essential part of the physician's armamentarium.

a fruitful source of devices or materials available or used for an undertaking: The new arts center is an armamentarium for creative activity.

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Origin of armamentarium

First recorded in 1855–60; from Latin armāmentārium “arsenal, armory,” equivalent to armāment(a) “sailing gear for a ship, tackle, equipment” + -ārium noun suffix usually denoting location; see origin at armament,-arium

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Armageddon, Armagh, Armagnac, Armalite, armament, armamentarium, Armand, arm and a leg, Armani, armarian, armarium

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How to use armamentarium in a sentence

Such treatments would augment the medical armamentarium, not replace highly protective vaccines, similar to how people receive flu shots but may be prescribed Tamiflu if they do fall ill.
Pfizer antiviral pill reduced risk of covid hospitalization and death by 89 percent in high-risk people, company study shows|Carolyn Y. Johnson|November 5, 2021|Washington Post
If these trials can recruit participants quickly, our armamentarium will increase dramatically.
A doctor on 9 things that could go wrong with the new vaccines|F. Perry Wilson|December 11, 2020|Vox
We owe entirely to her that immense armamentarium libertatis, the third edition of his treatise on Civil Obedience.
Spare Hours|John Brown
Tourniquets, placed upon the carotid arteries, occupy a position of great honor in the armamentarium of such people.
Insomnia; and Other Disorders of Sleep|Henry M. Lyman

In dealing with the cases in the better-to-do and the rich, one has more weapons in the armamentarium.
The Nervous Housewife|Abraham Myerson
There is another reason why these California remedies should become a part of our armamentarium.
New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers|Various
It is time alcohol was banished from the medical armamentarium; whisky has killed thousands where it cured one.
Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why|Martha M. Allen

British Dictionary definitions for armamentarium

armamentarium

/ (ˌɑːməmɛnˈtɛərɪəm) /

noun plural -iums or -ia (-ɪə)

the items that comprise the material and equipment used by a physician in his professional practice

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Medical definitions for armamentarium

armamentarium

[ är′mə-mĕn-târ′ē-əm ]

n. pl. ar•ma•men•tar•i•ums

The complete equipment of a physician or medical institution, including drugs, books, supplies, and instruments.

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