释义 |
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] |