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manometry
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manometry [mə′näm·ə·trē]
(engineering)
The use of manometers to measure gas and vapor pressures.
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Esophageal manometry showed normal lower- and upper-esophageal sphincter pressure, but the wave patterns in the body of the esophagus were both peristaltic and non-peristaltic, with amplitudes at or above the upper limits of normal.
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Esophageal manometry demonstrated high-amplitude, nonperistaltic, simultaneous contractions limited to the distal two-thirds of the esophagus (figure 2).
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