thermodilution

thermodilution

 [ther″mo-di-loo´shun] a method of measuring ventricular blood volume and cardiac output. A series of 3 to 5 injections of a solution of known temperature is followed by calculation by a computerized sensor or thermistor of the average changes in temperature.

ther·mo·di·lu·tion

(ther'mō-di-lū'shŭn), Reduction in temperature in a liquid that occurs when it is introduced into a colder liquid; the volume of the latter liquid can be calculated from the amount of rise in its temperature.

ther·mo·di·lu·tion

(ther'mō-di-lū'shŭn) Reduction in temperature in a liquid that occurs when it is introduced into a colder liquid; the volume of the latter liquid can be calculated from the amount of rise in its temperature.