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digital

digital

16 6.9
Using the fingers to examine parts of the body in medical exams
  • adjective
  • /ˈdɪdʒɪtəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : digital
  • The external body measurements were taken using a digital vernier caliper (0-150 mm).
  • digital rectal
  • digital examination
  • digital camera

So, you know, I'm old enough to, to recognize what a digital prostate exam is, right?

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Examples

  • The doctor used digital pressure to check for any abnormalities in her patient's pulse.

  • Documentation was performed using medical digital photography before treatment and at the follow-up visits.

    Academic text (2014)
  • We have no digital fingerprints.

  • You know, digital anaesthetic is one of the ways that I think about it.

  • Newborns were weighed on a digital scale that was accurate to within 10 g.

    Academic text (2013)
  • I eliminated these obvious craters with digital imaging techniques before I performed my analysis.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Subsequently, she has had no further episodes of digital cyanosis with her Raynaud's requiring minimal therapy.

    Academic text (2007)
  • After the examination, the nurse performed digital assessments to ensure accurate results.

  • He needed a digital examination to determine the issue with his injured finger.

Compounds

A camera that takes pictures and stores them so you can view them on a screen

A clock that shows the time using numbers

Taking and saving pictures with electronic cameras instead of film

digital computer
  • Specialized
3 3.7

A machine like a phone or laptop that handles information using the numbers 0 and 1

A watch that shows the time as numbers on a screen

digital communication
  • Specialized
2 3.5

Sending information by digital signals between devices like computers or phones

A small handheld electronic device for keeping contacts, schedules, and notes

An electronic screen that shows numbers or letters

digital artery
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A blood vessel that carries blood to a finger or toe

A machine that makes an electronic copy of a paper or photo for a computer

1 3.6

A fast internet connection that uses a telephone line

5.3

A tape used to record and play sound in digital form

digital brownshirt
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who uses threats or harassment online to silence others

A small digital container that keeps files safe for future use

Tools and systems that send and receive information using computers or phones

Planned online activities to promote products or services

A person who works online while traveling to different places

7.1

A small medical device that clips on a finger or toe to measure blood flow

Technology that stops people from accessing and copying digital files

4.7

A device that changes digital signals into sound for speakers or images for screens

digital vein
  • Specialized
7.3

A tube that carries blood away from a finger or toe

digital voltmeter
  • Specialized
4.1

A device that measures voltage and shows numbers on a screen

4.8

A device that changes digital signals into sound or picture signals for speakers and screens

5.4

A device that changes electrical signals into digital numbers for computers

4.7

A device that changes real signals like sound into digital numbers a computer can use

A way for electronic instruments and computers to send musical data to each other

Surface Forms

digital positive

Morphology

digital = digit (semi-transparent) = digit + al

The adjective is built regularly from 'digit' + '-al', but the medical sense is somewhat specialized and not always immediately activated by learners.

Etymology

Digital comes from the Latin word digitus, which means 'finger'. So a digital exam or test in medicine is one done with the fingers.