pulse oximetry

English

A pulse oximeter

Noun

pulse oximetry (uncountable)

(medicine) A noninvasive method allowing the monitoring of the oxygenation of a patient's hemoglobin, using a sensor placed on a thin part of the patient's anatomy, usually a fingertip or earlobe.
Synonym: pulse ox

Related terms

Translations

method of monitoring of the oxygenation of hemoglobin

Afrikaans: pols-oksimeter
Belarusian: аксігемаметрыя f (aksihjemamjetryja)
Catalan: pulsioximetria f
Czech: pulzní oxymetrie f
French: oxymétrie colorimétrique (fr) f, oxymétrie de pouls (fr) f
German: Pulsoxymetrie f
Hungarian: pulzoximetria
Icelandic: súrefnismettunarmæling f
Polish: pulsoksymetria f
Russian: пульсоксиметрия (ru) f (pulʹsoksimetrija)
Slovak: pulzová oxymetria f
Spanish: pulsioximetría f

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