The doctor instructed the patient to clip the pulse oximeter onto their finger so that they could measure their blood oxygen saturation levels.
Source: tatoeba (11562059)
Oximeter
//ɒkˈsɪmɪtə//
Synonyms for "oximeter" (1 found)
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14 translations across 12 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- oksimeter noun (device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 血氧定量計 /血氧定量计 noun (device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood)
Dutch
1 entries- oxymeter noun (device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood)
French
1 entries- oxymètre noun (device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood)
German
1 entries- Oximeter noun (device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood)
Indonesian
1 entries- oksimeter noun (device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood)
Italian
1 entries- ossimetro noun (device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood)
Malay
1 entries- oksimeter noun (device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood)
Northern Kurdish
2 entries- oksîjenpîv noun (device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood)
- oksîmetre noun (device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood)
Portuguese
1 entries- oxímetro noun (device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood)
Russian
2 entries- окси́метр noun (device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood)
- оксигемо́метр noun (device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood)
Spanish
1 entries- oxímetro noun (device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood)
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Ansermino says the inexpensive Phone Oximeter, expected to cost between $10 to $40, produces pulse oximetry readings as accurate as those of machines used in Western hospitals, costing thousands more.
Source: tatoeba (12121897)
The instruments in which the oxigen gas of a determined quantity of air was ascertained, received the name of EUDIOMETERS, because they were considered as measurers of the purity of air. They are however more properly called OXIMETERS.
Source: wiktionary
Is it not to be regretted that the term eudiometry and eudiometer should be applied exclusively to the art of determining the quantity of oxygen in the air and the instruments for that purpose? Would not the terms oximetry and oximeter be more appropriate?—Tr[anslator].
Source: wiktionary
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