Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pulse ox

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables
pulse ox
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pulse oximetry.

Colloquial; Uncountable

noun

Pulse oximeter.

Colloquial; Uncountable

Etymology

Shortening.

Usage

Questions

What does pulse ox mean?
Pulse oximetry.
Where does pulse ox come from?
Shortening.

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