armamentarium

American  

[ahr-muh-muhn-tair-ee-uhm, -men-] / ˌɑr mə mənˈtɛər i əm, -mɛn- /

noun

armamentaria plural

1. 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.

2. 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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armamentarium British  

/ ˌɑːməmɛnˈtɛərɪəm /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• armamentaria
  plural

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

This saw is an old invention, perhaps as old as Hippocrates, and may be seen figured in the "Armamentarium Chirurgicum" of Scultetus, or in the Works of Ambroise Pare.

From Medical Essays, 1842-1882 by Holmes, Oliver Wendell