perineometer

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noun

An instrument for measuring the strength of voluntary contractions of the pelvic floor muscles.

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Meanings

nounperineometer (plural perineometers)

plural perineometers

  1. An instrument for measuring the strength of voluntary contractions of the pelvic floor muscles.

    The perineometer of Kagele was unheard of and the hormonology of today is a far cry from the rather crude and relatively weak hormones available in the early and mid-thirties.

    1951 July, Richard D. Reekie, “Critical Analysis of Recent Advances in Gynecology”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 7, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association, page 508

Origin

From perineo- + -meter.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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