thermodilution

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

thermo- +‎ dilution

Noun

[edit]

thermodilution (countable and uncountable, plural thermodilutions)

  1. (medicine) Determination of cardiac output by measurement of the change in temperature in the bloodstream after injection of a known amount of cooled saline fluid

Derived terms

[edit]