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  

/ ˈsfɪɡməʊˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• sphygmography
  noun
• sphygmographic
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of sphygmograph

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

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Example Sentences

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sphygmograph

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 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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

From The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure by A. Conan Doyle

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 Christopher Morley

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 Martha Meir Allen

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 Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve

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