opticopneumatic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

optico- +‎ pneumatic

Adjective[edit]

opticopneumatic (not comparable)

  1. Having both optic and pneumatic elements
    • 2015 July 21, Diego Alvarez-Estevez, Vicente Moret-Bonillo, “Computer-Assisted Diagnosis of the Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome: A Review”, in Sleep Disorders[1], volume 2015, →DOI:
      WatchPAT (Itamar Medical Ltd., Israel) is a Type-4 device worn around the wrist with two finger probes that extend from the main body of the device; one is an opticopneumatic sensor that carries on registration of the Peripheral Arterial Tonometer (PAT) signal and the other measures arterial oxygen saturation [ 115 ].