Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thermocatheter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ther-mo-catheter
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A catheter which has a thermocouple to continuously monitor the internal temperature

Example Sentences

"For measurements of the cardiac output (CO), the right femoral artery was cannulated and a thermocatheter (MLT1402 T-type Ultra Fast Thermocouple, ADInstruments, Oxford, UK) was introduced."

Etymology

From thermo- + catheter.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: thermo

Inflected Forms

thermocatheters (plural)

Questions

What does thermocatheter mean?: A catheter which has a thermocouple to continuously monitor the internal temperature
Where does thermocatheter come from?: From thermo- + catheter.

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