sphygmograph

[ sfig-muh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˈsfɪg məˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

an instrument for recording the rapidity, strength, and uniformity of the arterial pulse.

Origin of sphygmograph

First recorded in 1855–60; sphygmo- + -graph

OTHER WORDS FROM sphygmograph

sphyg·mo·graph·ic [sfig-muh-graf-ik] /ˌsfɪg məˈgræf ɪk/, adjective sphyg·mog·ra·phy [sfig-mog-ruh-fee] /sfɪgˈmɒg rə fi/, noun

Words nearby sphygmograph

sphygmic, sphygmic interval, sphygmo-, sphygmochronograph, sphygmogram, sphygmograph, sphygmoid, sphygmomanometer, sphygmoscopy, sphygmus, sphynx

Example sentences from the Web for sphygmograph

  • Marey's sphygmograph was not the first instrument of its kind.

    Experiments on Animals |Stephen Paget

  • A sphygmograph stood upon the table and a gasometer-like engine, which was new to Doctor Ripley, in the corner.

    The Man from Archangel |A. Conan Doyle

  • A sphygmograph stood upon the table, and a gasometer-like engine, which was new to Dr. Ripley, in the corner.

    The Doctor's Red Lamp |Various

British Dictionary definitions for sphygmograph

sphygmograph
/ (ˈsfɪɡməʊˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /

noun

med an instrument for making a recording (sphygmogram) of variations in blood pressure and pulse

Derived forms of sphygmograph

sphygmographic (ˌsfɪɡməʊˈɡræfɪk), adjective sphygmography (sfɪɡˈmɒɡrəfɪ), noun

Medical definitions for sphygmograph

sphygmograph
[ sfĭg′mə-grăf′ ]

n.

An instrument for graphically recording the form, strength, and variations of the arterial pulse.

Other words from sphygmograph

sphyg′mo•graph′ic adj. sphyg•mog′ra•phy (-mŏg′rə-fē) n.