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pulse ox

pulse ox noun: pulse oximetry.

Noun

pulse ox (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) Pulse oximetry.
  2. (colloquial) Pulse oximeter.

Origin of pulse ox

Shortening.

Questions about pulse ox

What does pulse ox mean?
Pulse ox means pulse oximetry.
What part of speech is pulse ox?
Pulse ox is a noun.

Words near pulse ox in the dictionary

  1. pulse jets
  2. pulse modulation
  3. pulse modulations
  4. pulse modulator
  5. pulse modulators
  6. pulse ox
  7. pulse oximeter
  8. pulse oximeters
  9. pulse oximetric
  10. pulse oximetry
  11. pulse pressure

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