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capnometer

capnometer noun: a medical instrument that measures carbon dioxide levels in the exhaled air of patients on ventilators or under anesthesia.

Noun

capnometer (plural capnometers)

  1. A medical instrument that measures carbon dioxide levels in the exhaled air of patients on ventilators or under anesthesia

Forms of capnometer

pluralcapnometers

Origin of capnometer

From capno- + -meter.

Questions about capnometer

What does capnometer mean?
Capnometer means a medical instrument that measures carbon dioxide levels in the exhaled air of patients on ventilators or under anesthesia.
What part of speech is capnometer?
Capnometer is a noun.
What is the plural of capnometer?
The plural of capnometer is capnometers.

Words near capnometer in the dictionary

  1. capnographic
  2. capnographs
  3. capnography
  4. capnolagnia
  5. capnomancy
  6. capnometer
  7. capnometers
  8. capnometric
  9. capnometry
  10. capnomor
  11. capnoperitoneum

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