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tokodynamometer

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

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of tokodynamometer

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

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