electronic fetal monitor


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e·lec·tron·ic fe·tal mon·i·tor

an instrument for continuous monitoring of the fetal heart before or during labor.
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electronic fetal monitor

n.
An electronic device used during labor to monitor fetal heartbeat and maternal uterine contractions.
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