biotelemetry
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7.8
Measuring and sending body data, like heart rate, from animals or people using electronic devices
- noun
- /ˌbaɪoʊtəˈlɛmɪtri/
- Specialized
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biotelemetría
- The study relied on biotelemetry to track the movements of wildlife without disturbing their natural behavior.
Examples
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Donaldson MR, Arlinghaus R, Hanson KC, Cooke SJ. 2008. Enhancing catch-and-release science with biotelemetry. Fish and Fisheries 9: 79-105.
Academic text (2011) -
Researchers used a biotelemetry system to monitor the heart rates of athletes during training.
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Doctors analyzed the biotelemetry data to assess the patient’s recovery after surgery.
Synonyms
31
7.5
Measuring things far away and sending the information to people or machines to check
focuses specifically on biological signals from living organisms for medical or research use
How Remote
Surface Forms
biotelemetry singular
biotelemetries plural
Morphology
Etymology
Biotelemetry is made of bio- 'life', tele- 'far', and -metry 'measure'. So it literally means 'measuring life from far away', which helps explain why it refers to the remote measurement and sending of biological data.