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radio pill

radio pill

[′rād·ē·ō ‚pil]
(electronics)
A device used in biotelemetry for monitoring the physiologic activity of an animal, such as pH values of stomach acid; an example is the Heidelberg capsule.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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