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bioinstrumentation

American  
[bahy-oh-in-struh-men-tey-shuhn] / ˌbaɪ oʊˌɪn strə mɛnˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the use of sensors and other instruments to record and transmit physiological data from persons or other living things, as in space flight.

  2. such instruments collectively.

Etymology

Origin of bioinstrumentation

First recorded in 1960–65; bio- + instrumentation

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Ian Hunter and Cathy Hogan in MIT’s Bioinstrumentation Lab described the new technology in a YouTube video.

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