SPHYGMOMANOMETER


Meaning of SPHYGMOMANOMETER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsfig-mō-mə-ˈnä-mə-tər ]

noun

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

Date: circa 1889

: 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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