capnometer

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noun

A medical instrument that measures carbon dioxide levels in the exhaled air of patients on ventilators or under anesthesia

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Meanings

nouncapnometer (plural capnometers)

plural capnometers

  1. A medical instrument that measures carbon dioxide levels in the exhaled air of patients on ventilators or under anesthesia

Origin

From capno- + -meter.

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Translations

Finnish kapnometri
  • kapnometrimedical carbon dioxide detector

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

mecopteran
Cite this entry
APA

capnometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capnometer

MLA

“capnometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capnometer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “capnometer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capnometer.

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