sphygmomanometer

[ sfig-moh-muh-nom-i-ter ]
/ ˌsfɪg moʊ məˈnɒm ɪ tər /

noun Physiology.

an instrument, often attached to an inflatable air-bladder cuff and used with a stethoscope, for measuring blood pressure in an artery.

Origin of sphygmomanometer

First recorded in 1860–65; sphygmo- + manometer

OTHER WORDS FROM sphygmomanometer

sphyg·mo·man·o·met·ric [sfig-moh-man-uh-me-trik] /ˌsfɪg moʊˌmæn əˈmɛ trɪk/, adjective sphyg·mo·ma·nom·e·try, noun

Example sentences from the Web for sphygmomanometer

  • Dr. Beardsley packed his stethoscope and sphygmomanometer back in his bag and wrote a prescription, which he handed to Gram.

    The Black Fawn |James Arthur Kjelgaard
  • He who worships his sphygmomanometer as a thing apart and infallible will sooner or later come to grief.

    Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: |Louis Marshall Warfield

British Dictionary definitions for sphygmomanometer

sphygmomanometer
/ (ˌsfɪɡməʊməˈnɒmɪtə) /

noun

med an instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure

Word Origin for sphygmomanometer

C19: from sphygmo- + manometer, on the model of French sphygmomanomètre

Medical definitions for sphygmomanometer

sphygmomanometer
[ sfĭg′mō-mă-nŏmĭ-tər ]

n.

An instrument for measuring blood pressure in the arteries, especially one consisting of a pressure gauge and a rubber cuff that wraps around the upper arm and inflates to constrict the arteries.

Other words from sphygmomanometer

sphyg′mo•man′o•metric (-măn′ə-mĕtrĭk) adj.