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oximeter

n. (context medicine English) A device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood.

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oximeter

n. a measuring instrument that measures the oxygen in arterial blood

Usage examples of "oximeter".

Though the Station would be pressurized, I checked my helmet clamps with care and made sure my oximeter dial was in the green.

IV from pulling out and his left was covered with a large padded bandage with a pulse oximeter probe clipped over his middle finger.

Elsie gave him a little resistance as he held her fragile wrist and slipped the oximeter on her finger to measure the beats of her heart.

Ten seconds later, as blood continued to issue from the sleeve, the beep of the pulse oximeter slowed, and its tone dropped.

Don Donaldson the warning setting on the oximeter and the beep became a continuous buzz.

Close pressure around a forefinger told of a pulse oximeter clamped there to monitor blood oxygen.

He already had the IV running, the blood pressure cuff positioned, the EKG leads attached, and the pulse oximeter in place.