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urinometer /uri·nom·e·ter/ (u″rĭ-nom´ĕ-ter) an instrument for determining the specific gravity of urine.
u·ri·nom·e·ter (yr-nm-tr)
n.
A hydrometer for measuring the specific gravity of urine.
urinometer
[yoo͡r′inom′ətər]
Etymology: Gk, ouron + metron, measure
any device for determining the specific gravity of urine. Also called urometer. See also hydrometer.
urinometer [u″rĭ-nom´ĕ-ter]
an instrument for determining the specific gravity of urine.
Urinometer. From Lammon et al., 1995.
urinometer
an instrument for determining the specific gravity of urine.
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