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telemetry

n. the process of measuring and transmitting quantitative information to a remote location, where it can be recorded and interpreted. For example, a small radio transmitter may be implanted inside a nonhuman animal to measure general activity level as well as a variety of physiological variables, including body temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure. The transmitter sends signals to a receiver located outside the animal. —telemetric adj.

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open hospital

a psychiatric hospital without locked doors or physical restraints. Also called open-door hospital.