"pulse oximetry" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pulse oximetry (uncountable)
  1. (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. Wikipedia link: pulse oximetry Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: pulse ox Related terms: pulse oximeter, pulse oximetric Translations (method of monitoring of the oxygenation of hemoglobin): pols-oksimeter (Afrikaans), аксігемаметрыя (aksihjemamjetryja) [feminine] (Belarusian), pulsioximetria [feminine] (Catalan), pulzní oxymetrie [feminine] (Czech), oxymétrie colorimétrique [feminine] (French), oxymétrie de pouls [feminine] (French), Pulsoxymetrie [feminine] (German), pulzoximetria (Hungarian), súrefnismettunarmæling [feminine] (Icelandic), pulsoksymetria [feminine] (Polish), пульсоксиметрия (pulʹsoksimetrija) [feminine] (Russian), pulzová oxymetria [feminine] (Slovak), pulsioximetría [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-pulse_oximetry-en-noun-OQU0zy0D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

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