Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vitalometer

/ˌvaɪtəˈlɒmɪtər/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vi-talome-ter
IPA: /ˌvaɪtəˈlɒmɪtər/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device used to test the vitality of the dental pulp.

Example Sentences

"A vitalometer is a device which is applied to a tooth to test whether the low voltage current flowing through the tooth from the vitalometer is felt by the pulp of the tooth. If the tooth is nonvital (dead), there will be no reaction. However, if the pulp is alive, the patient will receive a sensation as current is applied."
"Palatal abscess can be differentiated clinically from salivary neoplasms by noting the presence of pain and identifying an odontogenic infectious source by vitalometer testing or a periapical lesion by radiographs."
"Vitalometer tip must be precleaned, either, placed in a sterilizing pouch with an internal process indicator, sealed, then sterilized OR wrapped with an internal process indicator inside and secured on the outside with process indicator tape, then sterilized."

Etymology

From Latin vīta (“life”), from vīvō (“to live”), + -ometer.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: vīta
Suffix: -ometer

Inflected Forms

vitalometers (plural)

Synonyms

pulp tester

Questions

How do you pronounce vitalometer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌvaɪtəˈlɒmɪtər/.
What does vitalometer mean?: A device used to test the vitality of the dental pulp.
Where does vitalometer come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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