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FETAL MONITOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An electronic monitor that monitors fetal heartbeat and the mother's uterine contractions during childbirth
Synonyms:
electronic fetal monitor; electronic foetal monitor; fetal monitor; foetal monitor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fetal monitor" is a kind of...):
monitor (a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble)