oscillometer

[ os-uh-lom-i-ter ]

nounMedicine/Medical.

an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.

Origin of oscillometer

¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; oscill(ate) + -o- + -meter

Other words from oscillometer

os·cil·lo·met·ric [os-uh-loh-me-trik, uh-sil-uh-], /ˌɒs ə loʊˈmɛ trɪk, əˌsɪl ə-/, adjective
os·cil·lom·e·try, noun

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