bioinstrumentation
[ bahy-oh-in-struh-men-tey-shuhn ]
/ ˌbaɪ oʊˌɪn strə mɛnˈteɪ ʃən /
noun
the use of sensors and other instruments to record and transmit physiological data from persons or other living things, as in space flight.
such instruments collectively.
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Origin of bioinstrumentation
First recorded in 1960–65; bio- + instrumentation
Words nearby bioinstrumentation
bioherm, bioindustry, bioinformatics, bioinorganic, bioinstrument, bioinstrumentation, biokinetics, Bioko, biol., biolinguistics, biologic
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