{{short description|Instrument for measuring fluid viscosity}} {{for|device to measure electrical currents|Ammeter}} In fluid mechanics (specifically rheology), a '''rheoscope''' is an instrument for detecting or measuring the viscosity of a fluid.
In the study of blood flow, a rheoscope is used to observe and measure the deformation of blood cells subject to different levels of fluid shear stress.<ref>{{cite book |last=Meurant |first=Gerard |title=Physical Forces and the Mammalian Cell |publisher=Academic Press |year=2012 |isbn=978-0323140195 |page=28}}</ref>
==References== <references/> *{{cite book |editor1-last=Stein |editor1-first=Jess |title=The Random House college dictionary |url=https://archive.org/details/randomhousecolle00stei |url-access=registration |year=1980 |publisher=Random House |isbn=0-394-43600-8 |page=[https://archive.org/details/randomhousecolle00stei/page/1132 1132]}}
Category:Fluid mechanics Category:Scientific instruments
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