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oscillometer

American  
[os-uh-lom-i-ter] / ˌɒs əˈlɒm ɪ tər /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

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

Other Word Forms

  • oscillometric adjective
  • oscillometry noun

Etymology

Origin of oscillometer

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

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