"oncometer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: oncometers [plural]
Etymology: From onco- + -meter. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|onco|meter}} onco- + -meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} oncometer (plural oncometers)
  1. (physiology, dated) An instrument for measuring the variations in size of the internal organs (usually the kidney) of the body. The organ was placed inside, and subjected to various tests. Tags: dated Related terms: onccograph (english: the instrument that registers the changes of the oncometer)

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