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armamentarium

UK/ˌɑːməmənˈtɛəɹi.əm/US/ˌɑɹməmənˈtɛɹi.əm/

armamentarium noun: all of the equipment available for carrying out a task, especially all the equipment used by a physician in the practice of medicine.

Noun

armamentarium (plural armamentariums or armamentaria)

  1. All of the equipment available for carrying out a task, especially all the equipment used by a physician in the practice of medicine.
    • Pendants round the neck, bangles round the wrists or ankles, potatoes or nutmegs in the pocket are as old or older than civilisation, carrying the same prophylactic magic as any juju in an African witchdoctor’s armamentarium.1976 March 27, F. Dudley Hart, “History of the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis”, in British Medical Journal, volume 1, number 6012, →DOI, →JSTOR, page 763
    • Induced pluripotent stem cell (iPS) technology has enriched the armamentarium of regenerative medicine by introducing autologous pluripotent progenitor pools bioengineered from ordinary somatic tissue.2010, Timothy J. Nelson et al., "Induced pluripotent stem cells: advances to applications," Stem Cells and Cloning: Advances and Applications, Dove Press, no. 3, p. 29

Forms of armamentarium

pluralarmamentariums
pluralarmamentaria

Origin of armamentarium

From Latin armāmentārium (“arsenal”), from armāmenta (“tools, equipment, rigging”) + -ārium. By surface analysis, armament + -arium.

Words that rhyme with armamentarium

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Questions about armamentarium

What does armamentarium mean?
Armamentarium means all of the equipment available for carrying out a task, especially all the equipment used by a physician in the practice of medicine.
What part of speech is armamentarium?
Armamentarium is a noun.
How do you pronounce armamentarium?
Armamentarium is pronounced /ˌɑːməmənˈtɛəɹi.əm/ (UK).
What is the plural of armamentarium?
The plural of armamentarium is armamentariums.

Words near armamentarium in the dictionary

  1. Armaly
  2. armament
  3. armamentaria
  4. armamentarial
  5. armamentaries
  6. armamentarium
  7. armamentariums
  8. armamentary
  9. armaments
  10. Armand
  11. Armando

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