perineometer

English

Etymology

From perineo- +‎ -meter.

Noun

perineometer (plural perineometers)

1. An instrument for measuring the strength of voluntary contractions of the pelvic floor muscles.
   • 1951 July, Richard D. Reekie, “Critical Analysis of Recent Advances in Gynecology”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 7, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association, page 508:

     The perineometer of Kagele was unheard of and the hormonology of today is a far cry from the rather crude and relatively weak hormones available in the early and mid-thirties.

Related terms

• perineometric
• perineometry