tokodynamometer

[ toh-koh-dahy-nuh-mom-i-ter ]
/ ˌtoʊ koʊˌdaɪ nəˈmɒm ɪ tər /

noun

a pressure gauge strapped to the mother's abdomen during labor to measure uterine contractions.

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Also tocodynamometer.
Also called tocometer.

Origin of tokodynamometer

< Greek tók(os) childbirth + -o- + dynamometer

Words nearby tokodynamometer

token strike, token vote, tokenism, tokharian, toklas, tokodynamometer, tokology, tokoloshe, tokonoma, tokorozawa, tokotoko
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