oximeter
noun
ox·im·e·ter äk-ˈsi-mə-tər 
plural oximeters
: a noninvasive medical device for measuring continuously or intermittently the degree of oxygen saturation of circulating blood or a localized region of tissue
especially : pulse oximeter
oximetric
ˌäk-sə-ˈme-trik
adjective oximetric sensors
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Kindt had an oximeter sent to Mitchell, and advised against going to the hospital. 
Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 When placing the oximeter on your finger, make sure your hand is warm, relaxed, and held below the level of the heart. Donovan Thomas, ajc, 27 June 2022 Protocol for using the oximeter is theoretically straightforward. Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 15 Aug. 2020 The gray oximeter sitting on my kitchen table looks like a record player. Amy Moran-thomas, Wired, 4 June 2021 They are given an oximeter and a diary to record their pulse and oxygen levels at home. Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2021 Hewlett-Packard’s oximeter accomplished all of these things nearly half a century ago. Amy Moran-thomas, Wired, 4 June 2021 In the 1970s, Hewlett-Packard came out with an oximeter that would now be considered a technological dinosaur. Eve Sneider, Wired, 4 June 2021 On March 11, his wife, Lissette, drove him to Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Md., after an oximeter showed his oxygen levels dipping. BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2021 See More
Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 When placing the oximeter on your finger, make sure your hand is warm, relaxed, and held below the level of the heart. Donovan Thomas, ajc, 27 June 2022 Protocol for using the oximeter is theoretically straightforward. Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 15 Aug. 2020 The gray oximeter sitting on my kitchen table looks like a record player. Amy Moran-thomas, Wired, 4 June 2021 They are given an oximeter and a diary to record their pulse and oxygen levels at home. Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2021 Hewlett-Packard’s oximeter accomplished all of these things nearly half a century ago. Amy Moran-thomas, Wired, 4 June 2021 In the 1970s, Hewlett-Packard came out with an oximeter that would now be considered a technological dinosaur. Eve Sneider, Wired, 4 June 2021 On March 11, his wife, Lissette, drove him to Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Md., after an oximeter showed his oxygen levels dipping. BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
earlier, "an instrument for measuring atmospheric or dissolved oxygen," from oxi- (respelling of oxy by assimilation to the linking vowel -i-) + -meter
First Known Use
1942, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing oximeter
Medical Definition
oximeter
noun
ox·im·e·ter äk-ˈsim-ət-ər
: a noninvasive medical device for measuring continuously or intermittently the degree of oxygen saturation of circulating blood or a localized region of tissue
especially : pulse oximeter