armamentarium

[ ahr-muh-muhn-tair-ee-uhm, -men- ]

noun

, plural ar·ma·men·tar·i·a [ahr-m, uh, -m, uh, n-, tair, -ee-, uh, -men-].

1. the aggregate of equipment, methods, and techniques available to one for carrying out one's duties:

   The stethoscope is still an essential part of the physician's armamentarium.

2. a fruitful source of devices or materials available or used for an undertaking:

   The new arts center is an armamentarium for creative activity.

armamentarium

/ ˌɑːməmɛnˈtɛərɪəm /

noun

1. the items that comprise the material and equipment used by a physician in his professional practice

Word History and Origins

Origin of armamentarium¹

First recorded in 1855–60; from Latin armāmentārium “arsenal, armory,” equivalent to armāment(a) “sailing gear for a ship, tackle, equipment” + -ārium noun suffix usually denoting location; armament, -arium

Example Sentences

"This drug will become an important part of the armamentarium for patients with obesity-related heart failure and preserved heart function."

From Science Daily

"Mycobacterium abscessus infections are notoriously difficult to treat as the organism is resistant to multiple classes of antibiotics, hence a new class of antibiotics will add to our armamentarium to fight the infection," said Dr Catherine Ong, Senior Consultant at the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital.

From Science Daily

The result: After 15 months in the nation’s armamentarium against COVID-19, a medication that U.S. taxpayers spent at least $1.58 billion to develop and produce has become largely ineffective.

From Los Angeles Times

So, he said, “much like vaccination, antiviral treatment during acute infection is likely to be one tool in the armamentarium to reduce the risk of post-Covid sequelae, but is unlikely to totally solve the problem.”

From New York Times

The study’s monoclonal antibodies—lab-made versions of a natural immune protein that can target the most deadly malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum—offer a potential new weapon in the armamentarium that might be used to protect children and pregnant women, another vulnerable group.

From Science Magazine