n.
Pronunciation: ˌ sfig-m ō -m ə - ' nä-m ə -t ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek sphygmos pulse (fr. 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 \ -m ə - ' nä-m ə -tr ē \ noun