sphygmograph
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of sphygmograph
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Observations by means of the sphygmograph at the bedside of a person suffering from snake-poison are scarcely feasible, except, perhaps, in a hospital, and thus far are not on record.
From On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote by Mueller, A.
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
A sphygmograph stood upon the table and a gasometer-like engine, which was new to Dr. Ripley, in the corner.
From Round the Red Lamp by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
In this case, the heart has been repeatedly explored without any positive result, and the pulse has been frequently tested by the sphygmograph.
From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Anstie, Francis E.
I am only a Jack-in-the-Pulpit, you know, quite dependent upon what the birds and other bipeds tell me, so you cannot expect a full description and explanation of the sphygmograph here.
From St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 by Various
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
