sphygmomanometer

[ sfig-moh-muh-nom-i-ter ]

noun

, Physiology.

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

sphygmomanometer

/ ˌsfɪɡməʊməˈnɒmɪtə /

noun

1. med an instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure

Other Words From

• sphyg·mo·man·o·met·ric [sfig-moh-man-, uh, -, me, -trik], adjective
• sphygmo·ma·nome·try noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sphygmomanometer¹

First recorded in 1860–65; sphygmo- + manometer

Word History and Origins

Origin of sphygmomanometer¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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He who worships his sphygmomanometer as a thing apart and infallible will sooner or later come to grief.

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One of the best of the mercury instruments is the Brown sphygmomanometer.

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