sphygmograph

American  

[sfig-muh-graf, -grahf] / ˈsfɪg məˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

1. an instrument for recording the rapidity, strength, and uniformity of the arterial pulse.

---

sphygmograph British  

/ sfɪɡˈmɒɡrəfɪ, -ˌɡræf, ˌsfɪɡməʊˈɡræfɪk, ˈsfɪɡməʊˌɡrɑːf /

noun

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

---

Other Word Forms

• sphygmography
  noun
• sphygmographic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of sphygmograph

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

sphygmograph

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)

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 Doyle, A. Conan

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

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)