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pulse oximeter

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Synonyms: pulse ox

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: pulsioxímetre — device used to monitor oxygen
  • Chinese Mandarin: 血氧儀 /血氧仪 (xuèyǎngyí) — device used to monitor oxygen
  • Dutch: pulsoxymeter — device used to monitor oxygen
  • Finnish: pulssioksimetri — device used to monitor oxygen
  • French: oxymètre de pouls — device used to monitor oxygen
  • German: Pulsoxymeter — device used to monitor oxygen
  • Hungarian: pulzoximéter — device used to monitor oxygen
  • Italian: pulsiossimetro — device used to monitor oxygen
  • Italian: saturimetro — device used to monitor oxygen
  • Polish: pulsoksymetr — device used to monitor oxygen
  • Russian: пульсокси́метр (pulʹsoksímetr) — device used to monitor oxygen
  • Spanish: pulsioxímetro — device used to monitor oxygen
  • Spanish: oxímetro de pulso — device used to monitor oxygen
  • Swedish: pulsoximeter — device used to monitor oxygen
  • Ukrainian: пульсоксиметр (pulʹsoksymetr) — device used to monitor oxygen