oximeter

English - Turkish

Definition of oximeter in English Turkish dictionary

oksimetre

(Tıp) Alınan kan numunesinde oksijen miktarını ölçen alet, oksimetre

English - English

Definition of oximeter in English English dictionary

A device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood

{i} device for measuring the amount of oxygen in a substance (especially in hemoglobin)

a measuring instrument that measures the oxygen in arterial blood

Related Terms

pulse oximeter

A device used to monitor the oxygen level of a patient's blood

Hyphenation

ox·im·e·ter

Etymology

() From Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxus, “sharp”) + μέτρον (metron, “measure”).