Oximeter
[ok-sim-i-ter] /ɒkˈsɪm ɪ tər/
noun, Medicine/Medical.
1.
an instrument for measuring the oxygen saturation of the hemoglobin in a sample of blood.
oximeter ox·im·e·ter (ŏk-sĭm’ĭ-tər)
n.
A device for measuring the oxygen saturation of arterial blood.
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