ochrometer

ochrometer

 [ŏ-krom´ĕ-ter] an instrument for measuring capillary blood pressure.

o·chrom·e·ter

(ō-krom'ĕ-ter), 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. [G. ōchros, pale yellow, + metron, measure]

o·chrom·e·ter

(ō-krom'ĕ-tĕr) 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. [G. ōchros, pale yellow, + metron, measure]