pulse oximeter

noun

A device used to monitor the oxygen level of a patient's blood.

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Meanings

nounpulse oximeter (plural pulse oximeters)

plural pulse oximeters

  1. medicineA device used to monitor the oxygen level of a patient's blood.

    Synonyms: pulse ox

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA device used to monitor the oxygen level of a patient's blood.

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Translations

Catalan pulsioxímetre
  • pulsioxímetredevice used to monitor oxygen
Chinese Mandarin 血氧儀 /血氧仪
  • 血氧儀 /血氧仪 (xuèyǎngyí)device used to monitor oxygen
Dutch pulsoxymeter
  • pulsoxymeterdevice used to monitor oxygen
Finnish pulssioksimetri
  • pulssioksimetridevice used to monitor oxygen
French oxymètre de pouls
  • oxymètre de poulsdevice used to monitor oxygen
German Pulsoxymeter
  • Pulsoxymeterdevice used to monitor oxygen
Hungarian pulzoximéter
  • pulzoximéterdevice used to monitor oxygen
Italian pulsiossimetro, saturimetro
  • pulsiossimetrodevice used to monitor oxygen
  • saturimetrodevice used to monitor oxygen
Polish pulsoksymetr
  • pulsoksymetrdevice used to monitor oxygen
Russian пульсокси́метр
  • пульсокси́метр (pulʹsoksímetr)device used to monitor oxygen
Spanish pulsioxímetro, oxímetro de pulso
  • pulsioxímetrodevice used to monitor oxygen
  • oxímetro de pulsodevice used to monitor oxygen
Swedish pulsoximeter
  • pulsoximeterdevice used to monitor oxygen
Ukrainian пульсоксиметр
  • пульсоксиметр (pulʹsoksymetr)device used to monitor oxygen
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APA

pulse oximeter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulse%20oximeter

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“pulse oximeter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulse%20oximeter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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