sphygmograph

American

[sfig-muh-graf, -grahf] / ˈsfɪg məˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

an instrument for recording the rapidity, strength, and uniformity of the arterial pulse.

sphygmograph British

/ sfɪɡˈmɒɡrəfɪ, -ˌɡræf, ˌsfɪɡməʊˈɡræfɪk, ˈsfɪɡməʊˌɡrɑːf /

noun

med an instrument for making a recording ( sphygmogram ) of variations in blood pressure and pulse

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Etymology

Origin of sphygmograph

First recorded in 1855–60; sphygmo- + -graph

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Sphygmograph, sfig′mō-graf, n. an instrument for ascertaining and recording the form, force, and frequency of the pulse-beat, and the changes it undergoes in certain morbid states.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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