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ELECTRONIC FETAL MONITOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does electronic fetal monitor mean?
• ELECTRONIC FETAL MONITOR (noun)
The noun ELECTRONIC FETAL MONITOR has 1 sense:
1. an electronic monitor that monitors fetal heartbeat and the mother's uterine contractions during childbirth
Familiarity information: ELECTRONIC FETAL MONITOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ELECTRONIC FETAL MONITOR (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An electronic monitor that monitors fetal heartbeat and the mother's uterine contractions during childbirth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
electronic fetal monitor; electronic foetal monitor; fetal monitor; foetal monitor
Hypernyms ("electronic 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)
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