sphygmomanometer

noun sphyg·mo·ma·nom·e·ter \ˌsfig-mō-mə-ˈnä-mə-tər\

Definition of SPHYGMOMANOMETER

: an instrument for measuring blood pressure and especially arterial blood pressure

— sphyg·mo·ma·nom·e·try \-mə-ˈnä-mə-trē\ noun

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Greek sphygmos pulse (from sphyzein to throb) + International Scientific Vocabulary manometer

First Known Use: circa 1889

Medical Dictionary

noun sphyg·mo·ma·nom·e·ter \ˌsfig-mō-mə-ˈnäm-ət-ər\

: an instrument for measuring blood pressure and especially arterial blood pressure

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