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

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)

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

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)

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.

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