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sphygmograph

[ sfig-muh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˈsfɪg məˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /
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noun
an instrument for recording the rapidity, strength, and uniformity of the arterial pulse.
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Origin of sphygmograph

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

OTHER WORDS FROM sphygmograph

sphyg·mo·graph·ic [sfig-muh-graf-ik], /ˌsfɪg məˈgræf ɪk/, adjectivesphyg·mog·ra·phy [sfig-mog-ruh-fee], /sfɪgˈmɒg rə fi/, noun
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How to use sphygmograph in a sentence

  • A sphygmograph stood upon the table and a gasometer-like engine, which was new to Doctor Ripley, in the corner.

    The Man from Archangel|A. Conan Doyle
  • Marey's sphygmograph was not the first instrument of its kind.

  • A sphygmograph stood upon the table, and a gasometer-like engine, which was new to Dr. Ripley, in the corner.

British Dictionary definitions for sphygmograph

sphygmograph
/ (ˈsfɪɡməʊˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /

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

Derived forms of sphygmograph

sphygmographic (ˌsfɪɡməʊˈɡræfɪk), adjectivesphygmography (sfɪɡˈmɒɡrəfɪ), noun
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