sphygmomanometer

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

nounPhysiology.
  1. 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

1
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

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British Dictionary definitions for sphygmomanometer

sphygmomanometer

/ (ˌsfɪɡməʊməˈnɒmɪtə) /


noun
  1. med an instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure

Origin of sphygmomanometer

1
C19: from sphygmo- + manometer, on the model of French sphygmomanomètre

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