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dynamometer
[di″nah-mom´ĕ-ter]an instrument for measuring the force of muscular contraction.
dy·na·mom·e·ter
(dī'nă-mom'ĕ-tĕr),An instrument for measuring the degree of muscular power.
Synonym(s): ergometer
[dynamo- + G. metron, measure]
dynamometer
/dy·na·mom·e·ter/ (di″nah-mom´ĕ-ter) an instrument for measuring the force of muscular contraction.dynamometer
[dī′nəmom′ətər]
Etymology: Gk, dynamis, force, metron, measure
a device for measuring the degree of force used in the contraction of a group of muscles, such as a squeeze dynamometer, which measures the gross grip strength of the hand muscles. Also called ergometer.
dy·na·mom·e·ter
(dī'nă-mom'ĕ-tĕr)An instrument for measuring the degree of muscular force.
Synonym(s): ergometer (1) .
Synonym(s): ergometer (1) .
[dynamo- + G. metron, measure]
dynamometer
; ergometer instrument measuring muscular powerdynamometer
an instrument for measuring the force of muscular contraction.