vibroacoustic

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adjective

Of or relating to a vibratory sound stimulus applied to the abdomen of a pregnant woman to induce FHR accelerations, which reliably predict the absence of fetal metabolic acidemia.

OriginEnglish acoustic ← Medieval Latin acousticus ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós) →
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Meanings

adjectivevibroacoustic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to a vibratory sound stimulus applied to the abdomen of a pregnant woman to induce FHR accelerations, which reliably predict the absence of fetal metabolic acidemia.

    The experiment was performed on a group of 28 women with vibroacoustic therapy (30 Hz, 3 times per week, 5 minutes, 6 months of therapy).

    2015 March 25, Magdalena Weber-Rajek et al., “Whole-body vibration exercise in postmenopausal osteoporosis”, in Przegla̜d Menopauzalny = Menopause Review, volume 14, →DOI

Origin

  1. Englishvibro-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti
  6. Proto-Hellenic*akóuhō
  7. Ancient Greekἀκούω (akoúō)
  8. Ancient Greekᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)
  9. Medieval Latinacousticus
  10. Englishacoustic
  11. Englishvibroacoustic

From vibro- + acoustic.

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APA

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

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“vibroacoustic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vibroacoustic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vibroacoustic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vibroacoustic.

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