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armamentarium

armamentarium

1 9.9
A set of tools and ways doctors use to find and treat illness
  • noun
  • /ˌɑːrməˌmɛnˈtɛriəm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : armamentario
  • Therefore, a strategy that improves efficacy while maintaining safety would be a welcome addition to the armamentarium.
  • armamentarium of treatment
  • armamentarium includes

Today you will see some examples of what you can put in your armamentarium of speaking techniques.

Examples

  • We consider the method to be an imperative addition to the armamentarium in the war on terror and increasing crime rates.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The UHS might well have a useful place in the tonsillectomy armamentarium.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Today you will see some examples of what you can put in your armamentarium of speaking techniques.

    MIT OpenCourseWare

  • We recommend that this technique be included in the armamentarium of any reconstructive head and neck cancer surgeon.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Indeed, it is difficult to envision the practice of laryngology without the armamentarium of injectables currently at our disposal.

    Academic text (2004)

  • We believe that nerve transfers should be included in the armamentarium for lower extremity reinnervation, as they are in the upper limb.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The surgical armamentarium includes a spectrum of procedures, ranging from external ethmoidectomy and Caldwell-Luc surgery to endoscopic sinus surgery.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The recent approval of combination tiotropium plus olodaterol is an important addition to the COPD armamentarium and suggests that tiotropium is likely to remain at the forefront of treatment for patients with airway disease for the foreseeable future.

    Academic text (2017)

  • We recommend that this technique be included in the armamentarium of any reconstructive head and neck cancer surgeon.

  • Indeed, it is difficult to envision the practice of laryngology without the armamentarium of injectables currently at our disposal.

Synonyms

equipment
vsarmamentarium
∞ 1.9

Tools and machines needed for a particular activity

is broader and also covers practical techniques and methods
instrumentation
vsarmamentarium
  • Specialized
4 6.1

Tools and devices used for work in science, medicine, or technology

includes both tools and the methods used to perform tasks

How Complete

armamentarium
  • Specialized
1 9.9
arsenal
47 4.1
kit
302 1.6

Surface Forms

armamentarium singular
armamentaria plural

Morphology

armamentarium = armament (opaque) = armament + arium

Although formed from 'armament' + the Latinate suffix '-arium', the modern sense ('a body of techniques or equipment', esp. medical) has shifted away from the military sense and is not readily inferable by an average learner.

Etymology

Armamentarium comes from the Latin root arma, which means 'weapons', and is like the English armory or 'arsenal' where tools are kept. Over time that idea of a store of tools moved into medicine, so armamentarium now means the full 'toolkit' of equipment and techniques a doctor or scientist can use.