tokodynamometer

[ toh-koh-dahy-nuh-mom-i-ter ]

noun
  1. a pressure gauge strapped to the mother's abdomen during labor to measure uterine contractions.

Origin of tokodynamometer

1
<Greek tók(os) “childbirth” + -o- + dynamometer
  • Also to·co·dy·na·mom·e·ter .

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