oximeter

American

[ok-sim-i-ter] / ɒkˈsɪm ɪ tər /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

an instrument for measuring the oxygen saturation of the hemoglobin in a sample of blood.

Other Word Forms

oximetric adjective

Etymology

Origin of oximeter

First recorded in 1940–45; ox- + -i- + -meter

Example Sentences

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Olympic silver medalist and former cyclist Dotsie Bausch first met Kiani more than a decade ago after using Masimo’s pulse oximeter, which measures oxygen levels in the blood.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2024

It could, for example, result in patients not being able to see a doctor as -- based on the readings generated by the pulse oximeter -- they are deemed to be healthy.

From Science Daily • Feb. 29, 2024

Masimo had secured several patents over pulse oximeter technology, which measures the percentage of oxygen that red blood cells carry from the lungs to the body.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024

The Egyptian government footage from the Rafah crossing showed incubators being lifted into ambulances and one doctor connecting an oximeter to a baby's foot.

From Reuters • Nov. 20, 2023

These days, Farah also carries an oximeter - a device usually placed on a fingertip to measure oxygen levels in someone's blood - to better monitor her condition.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2023

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