tokodynamometer

tokodynamometer
to·ko·dy·na·mom·e·ter or to·co·dy·na·mom·e·ter .tō-kō-.dī-nə-'mäm-ə-tər n an instrument by means of which the force of uterine puerperal contractions can be measured

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to·ko·dy·na·mom·e·ter (TKD) (to″ko-di″nə-momґə-tər) [toko- + dynamometer] tocodynamometer.

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  • tokodynamometer — /toh koh duy neuh mom i teuhr/, n. a pressure gauge strapped to the mother s abdomen during labor to measure uterine contractions. Also, tocodynamometer. Also called tocometer. [ < Gk tók(os) childbirth + O + DYNAMOMETER] * * * …   Universalium

  • Tokodynamometer — Toko|dynamo|me̱ter [gr. τοϰος = das Gebären, gr. δυναμις = Vermögen, Kraft u. ↑...meter] s; s, : Apparat zur Messung u. Registrierung der Kräfte, die bei den Gebärmutterkontraktionen im Verlaufe der Geburtswehen aufgebracht werden …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • Tokodynamometer — To|ko|dy|na|mo|me|ter das; s, : Instrument zur Messung der Wehenstärke (Med.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • tokodynamometer — n. device for measuring uterine contractions during childbirth …   English contemporary dictionary

  • tokodynamometer — toko·dynamometer …   English syllables

  • tokodynamometer — noun see tocodynamometer * * * /toh koh duy neuh mom i teuhr/, n. a pressure gauge strapped to the mother s abdomen during labor to measure uterine contractions. Also, tocodynamometer. Also called tocometer. [ < Gk tók(os) childbirth + O +… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tocodynamometer — /toh koh duy neuh mom i teuhr, tok oh /, n. tokodynamometer. * * * …   Universalium

  • tocometer — /toh kom i teuhr/, n. tokodynamometer. [by shortening] * * * …   Universalium

  • tocodynamometer — An instrument for measuring the force of uterine contractions. SYN: tocometer. [toco + G. dynamis, force, + metron, measure] * * * tocodynamometer var of TOKODYNAMOMETER * * * to·co·dy·na·mom·e·ter (to″ko di″nə …   Medical dictionary

  • TKD — thymidine kinase deficiency; tokodynamometer * * * tocodynamometer …   Medical dictionary

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