Instrumentation techniques and principles for the measurement of physical, physiological, and biological factors in man or other living organisms.
<physiology> The use of machines and sensors to monitor physiological data from the body. ... (21 Mar 1998) ... 
bioinstrument, bioinstrumentation 1. A sensor or device usually attached to or embedded in the human body or other living animal to record and to transmit physiologic data to a receiving and monitoring station. 2. Devices for recording and transmitting physiological data or to display information about the body`s functions. 3. The use of sensors ...
the use of sensors and other instruments to record and transmit physiological data from persons or other living things, as in space flight. · such instruments collectively.