An instrument for determining the capillary blood pressure; one of two adjacent fingers is compressed by a rubber balloon until blanching of the skin occurs, after which the force necessary to accomplish this colour change is read in millimeters of mercury. ... Origin: G. Ochros, pale yellow, + metron, measure ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(o-krom´ә-tәr) an instrument for measuring capillary blood pressure.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ō-krom′ĕ-ter Definitions: 1. An instrument for determining the capillary blood pressure; one of two adjacent fingers is compressed by a rubber balloon until blanching of the skin occurs, after which the force necessary to accomplish this color change is read in millimeters of mercury.
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