manometer (redirected from aneroid manometer)

manometer /ma·nom·e·ter/ (mah-nom´it-er) an instrument for measuring the pressure of liquids or gases.manomet´ric

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ma·nom·e·ter (m-nm-tr)

n.

1. An instrument that is used for measuring the pressure of liquids and gases.

2. A sphygmomanometer.

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mano·metric (mn-mtrk), mano·metri·cal adj.

ma·nome·try n.

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Manometer

A device used to measure fluid pressure.

Mentioned in: Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis

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manometer

[mənom′ətər]

Etymology: Gk, manos, thin, metron, measure

a device for measuring the pressure of a fluid, consisting of a tube marked with a scale and containing a relatively incompressible fluid, such as mercury. The level of the fluid in the tube varies with the pressure of the fluid being measured. Kinds of manometers are aneroid manometer and sphygmomanometer.

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manometer

(mnom´itr),
n a device for measuring the pressure of a fluid, consisting of a tube marked with a scale and containing a relatively incompressible fluid, such as mercury. The level of the fluid in the tube varies directly with the pressure of the fluid being measured. They are used to measure blood pressure.

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manometer

an instrument for ascertaining the pressure of gases or liquids, particularly blood pressure. See also sphygmomanometer.

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aneroid manometer

provides direct measurement of mean arterial blood pressure through a catheter placed in a peripheral artery.

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manometer

An instrument for measuring the pressure of gases, vapour, blood or the intraocular pressure directly. See intraocular pressure; tonometer.