pH-metry

Noun

pH-metry (uncountable)

1. pH testing: testing of pH (degree of acidity or basicity/alkalinity).
   • Long-term ambulatory pH-metry is of clinical value in detecting pathologic reflux in symptomatic patients with negative endoscopy.1990, Masclee AA, de Best AC, de Graaf R, Cluysenaer OJ, Jansen JB, “Ambulatory 24-hour pH-metry in the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease: determination of criteria and relation to...
   • Laryngopharyngeal reflux disease (LPRD) cases are common in clinical practice and usually neglected for want of a definitive diagnosis. Diagnosis requires a documented evidence of fall in pH levels in the laryngopharynx with dual-probe 24-hour ambulatory pH-metry. […] Dual-sensor pH-metry is...2011, Datta K, Datta R, Venkatesh MD, Dey D, Jaipurkar R, “24-hour dual-probe ambulatory pH-metry findings in cases of laryngopharyngeal reflux disease”, in J Laryngol Voice, volume 1, number 1...