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/ok sim"i tree/, n. Med.the measuring of oxygen saturation of the blood by means of an oximeter.[1940-45; OX- + -I- + -METRY]
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oximetry — noun see oximeter … New Collegiate Dictionary
oximetry — noun The measurement of the oxygen level in arterial blood See Also: oximeter … Wiktionary
oximetry — Procedure using a device to measure oxygen saturation by fluctations of light absorption in well vascularized tissue during systole and diastole. The underlying principle is Beer law, or the … Medical dictionary
oximetry — n. measurement of the amount of oxygen in a substance (especially in hemoglobin) … English contemporary dictionary
oximetry — ox·im·e·try … English syllables
oximetry — äkˈsimə.trē noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ox (I) + i + metry : the use of an oximeter * * * /ok sim i tree/, n. Med. the measuring of oxygen saturation of the blood by means of an oximeter. [1940 45; … Useful english dictionary
Pulse oximetry — Pulse oximeter Pulse oximetry is a non invasive method allowing the monitoring of the oxygenation of a patient s hemoglobin. A sensor is placed on a thin part of the patient s body, usually a fingertip or earlobe, or in the case of an infant,… … Wikipedia
cerebral oximetry — noun A noninvasive method of measuring oxygen metabolism in the brain. See Also: cerebral oximeter … Wiktionary
pulse oximetry — noun A non invasive method allowing the monitoring of the oxygenation of a patients hemoglobin, using a sensor placed on a thin part of the patients anatomy, usually a fingertip or earlobe … Wiktionary
pulse oximetry — a noninvasive method of indicating the arterial oxygen saturation of functional hemoglobin, using a pulse oximeter … Medical dictionary
