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.
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, nounWords nearby sphygmomanometer
sphygmo-,
sphygmochronograph,
sphygmogram,
sphygmograph,
sphygmoid,
sphygmomanometer,
sphygmoscopy,
sphygmus,
sphynx,
sphyrectomy,
sphyrotomy
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 KjelgaardHe 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-nŏm′ĭ-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.