sphygmograph

American  

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

noun

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

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sphygmograph British  

/ sfɪɡˈmɒɡrəfɪ, -ˌɡræf, ˌsfɪɡməʊˈɡræfɪk, ˈsfɪɡməʊˌɡrɑːf /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• sphygmographic adjective
• sphygmography noun

Etymology

Origin of sphygmograph

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

Example Sentences

Besides, I had read articles about the chronoscope, the plethysmograph, the sphygmograph, and others of the new psychological instruments.

From The Silent Bullet by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

The deacon says that, wonderful as the sphygmograph is, the pulse itself is more wonderful still—a fact which no good ST.

From St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 by Various

He finds time to contribute to the Atlantic Monthly pieces of styptic prose that make zigzags on the sphygmograph of the editor.

From Shandygaff by Morley, Christopher

Dr. T. D. Crothers, of Hartford, Conn., has deduced some valuable facts from his experiments with the sphygmograph, upon the action of the heart.

From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir

In short," he continued, engrossed in his subject, "what really happens is that the pen acts as a sort of sphygmograph, registering the pulsations.

From Guy Garrick by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)