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

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

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

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

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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