Taber's Medical Dictionary
goniometer
(gō″nē-om′ĕt-er )
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An instrument to measure joint movements and angles. Various sizes and types of goniometers are available, including finger goniometers, bubble goniometers, gravity goniometers, and recording electrogoniometers.
SYN: SEE: arthrometer
GONIOMETER These goniometers are measuring a patient's elbow at extension and flexion.
GONIOMETER
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Goniometer." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/740055/all/goniometer.
Goniometer. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/740055/all/goniometer. Accessed April 5, 2026.
Goniometer. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/740055/all/goniometer
Goniometer [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 05]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/740055/all/goniometer.
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