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urinometer

American

[yoor-uh-nom-i-ter] / ˌyʊər əˈnɒm ɪ tər /

noun

a device for assessing the specific gravity of urine; a hydrometer for use on urine specimens.

urinometer British

/ ˌjʊərɪˈnɒmɪtə /

noun

an instrument for determining the specific gravity of urine

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Etymology

Origin of urinometer

First recorded in 1835–45; urino- + -meter

Example Sentences

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An ordinary urinometer such as used 159by physicians in estimating the specific gravity of urine may also be used.

From The Mother and Her Child by Sadler, William S.

The urine is poured into a tube and the urinometer is dropped into it.

From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.

Method of Determining Specific Gravity.—The specific gravity is determined by the use of an instrument known as a urinometer.

From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.

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