sphygmomanometer
English
Alternative forms
- sphygmomanometre (nonstandard)
Etymology
sphygmo- (“pulse”) + manometer
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL. IPA(key): /ˌsfɪɡməʊməˈnɒmɪtə/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL. IPA(key): /ˌsfɪɡmoʊməˈnɑmɪtɚ/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: sphyg‧mo‧ma‧nom‧e‧ter
Noun
sphygmomanometer (plural sphygmomanometers)
- A device used to measure blood pressure.
- 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society 2016, p. 332:
- Diagnostic monitoring of the pulse became linked to study of blood pressure, for which the sphygmomanometer was devised.
- 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society 2016, p. 332:
Synonyms
- blood-pressure cuff
- blood pressure gage
- blood pressure gauge
- blood-pressure meter
- blood pressure meter
- sphygmometer
Related terms
Translations
device to measure blood pressure
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