manometry

manometry
Measurement of the pressure of gases or fluids by means of a manometer. SYN: manoscopy. [see manometer]
- esophageal m. measurement of intra-esophageal pressures at one or more sites by intraluminal pressure-sensitive instruments.

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n.
measurement of pressures within organs of the body. The technique is used to record changes within fluid-filled chambers (e.g. cerebral ventricles) or to indicate muscular activity in motile tubes, such as the oesophagus, rectum, or bile duct.

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ma·nom·e·try (mə-nomґə-tre) the measurement of pressure by means of a manometer.

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