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Appendix H
Glossary
Introduction
The glossary presents certain medical, electronic and the Simulator-specific terms, the
understanding of which may aid in the operation of the Fluke Biomedical Index2 ® SpO2
Simulator.
Definitions that appear in this glossary are from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary,
2005 and Newton’s Telecom Dictionary, 18 th Edition, 2006. Words that appear in a
definition in boldface are themselves defined elsewhere in this glossary.
AC component
The pulse factors of the blood measured by oximetry.
Ampere
A unit of electric current in the meter-kilogram-second system. It is the steady current
that when flowing in straight parallel wires of infinite length and negligible cross section,
separated by a distance of one meter in free space, produces a force between the wires of
2 × 107 newtons per meter of length. [After André Marie Ampère (1775-1836).]
aorta
The main trunk of the systemic arteries, carrying blood from the left side of the heart to
the arteries of all limbs and organs except the lungs.
artery
Any branching system of muscular tubes that carry blood away from the heart.
asynchronous
Signals sent to a computer at irregular intervals. Data is transmitted at irregular intervals
by preceding each character with a start bit and following it with a stop bit.