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Definition of Densitometer

1. Noun. A measuring instrument for determining optical or photographic density.

2. Noun. A measuring instrument for determining density or specific gravity.

Definition of Densitometer

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Medical Definition of Densitometer

1. 1. An instrument for measuring the density of a fluid. Synonym: densimeter. 2. An instrument for measuring, by virtue of relative turbidity, the growth of bacteria in broth; useful in microbiologic assay of nutrients and antibiotics, phage studies, etc. 3. An instrument for measuring the density of components (e.g., protein fractions) separated by electrophoresis or chromatography, utilizing light absorption or reflection. 4. An electronic instrument for measuring the blackening of radiographic film by X-ray exposure; used for film sensitometry, bone densitometry, measurement of line spread function (microdensitometer). Origin: L. Densitas, density, + G. Metron, measure (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Densitometer

dense bodies dense liver dense metaphyseal bands dense spleen densification densification densifications densified densifies densify

densifying densimeter densimeter densities densitometer (current term) densitometer (current term) densitometers densitometric densitometries densitometry

densitometry density density density-dependent density dependent inhibition of growth density gradient density gradient centrifugation densovirinae densovirus dens angularis

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