FETAL MONITOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fetal monitor mean? 

• FETAL MONITOR (noun)
  The noun FETAL MONITOR has 1 sense:

1. an electronic monitor that monitors fetal heartbeat and the mother's uterine contractions during childbirth

  Familiarity information: FETAL MONITOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FETAL MONITOR (noun)

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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 ("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)