bioinstrumentation

[ bahy-oh-in-struh-men-tey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the use of sensors and other instruments to record and transmit physiological data from persons or other living things, as in space flight.
2. such instruments collectively.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bioinstrumentation¹

First recorded in 1960–65; bio- + instrumentation

Example Sentences

Ian Hunter and Cathy Hogan in MIT’s Bioinstrumentation Lab described the new technology in a YouTube video.

From Washington Post