oximeter
noun
ox·im·e·ter
äk-ˈsi-mə-tər 
plural oximeters
: a noninvasive medical device for measuring continuously or intermittently the degree of oxygen saturation of circulating blood or a localized region of tissue
especially
: pulse oximeter
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Pulse-Fi’s algorithms learned to recognize these variations by training on ground-truth data collected with standard oximeters.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Pulse oximeters shine light through the skin to calculate a wearer’s blood oxygen saturation, similar to the finger-clip devices used in clinical settings.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
In addition to the reboot of the Peoples Cab Company, projects included a blood oximeter, a computer-hardware company, and a newspaper-printing technique.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2025
The agency emphasized that these guidelines apply to professional-grade oximeters used in medical settings and not to over-the-counter models, which remain unregulated.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Pulse oximeters shine light through the skin to calculate a wearer’s blood oxygen saturation, similar to the finger-clip devices used in clinical settings.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
In addition to the reboot of the Peoples Cab Company, projects included a blood oximeter, a computer-hardware company, and a newspaper-printing technique.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2025
The agency emphasized that these guidelines apply to professional-grade oximeters used in medical settings and not to over-the-counter models, which remain unregulated.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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oximeter
noun
ox·im·e·ter
äk-ˈsim-ət-ər
: a noninvasive medical device for measuring continuously or intermittently the degree of oxygen saturation of circulating blood or a localized region of tissue
especially
: pulse oximeter
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