sphygmomanometer
Syllables: sphyg·mo·ma·nom·e·terUK/ˌsfɪɡməʊməˈnɒmɪtə//ˌsfɪɡmoʊməˈnɑmɪtɚ/
sphygmomanometer noun: a device used to measure blood pressure.
Noun
sphygmomanometer (plural sphygmomanometers)
- A device used to measure blood pressure.
- Sphygmomanometer. — Very recently, Professor S. von Basch has introduced* an instrument, to which he gives the above name, for the purpose of estimating the blood-pressure in the human subject, and which has undoubtedly considerable clinical value.1882, J. Graham Brown, Medical diagnosis
- Diagnostic monitoring of the pulse became linked to study of blood pressure, for which the sphygmomanometer was devised.1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 332
- Synonyms:
- blood-pressure cuff, blood pressure gage, blood pressure gauge, blood-pressure meter, blood pressure meter, sphygmometer
sphygmomanometer meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Malay
sphygmomanometer in Tamil
- நாடி வேக வரைவி, நாடித்துடிப்பு வேக வரைவி, நாடியழத்தமானி
sphygmomanometer in Kannada
- device to measure blood pressure
- ನೆತ್ತರೊತ್ತಡ ಅಳೆಯುಕ nettarottaḍa aḷeyuka
sphygmomanometer in Malay
- device to measure blood pressure
- sfigmomanometer
Synonyms of sphygmomanometer
- blood-pressure cuff
- blood pressure gage
- blood pressure gauge
- blood-pressure meter
- blood pressure meter
- sphygmometer
Forms of sphygmomanometer
| plural | sphygmomanometers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | sphygmomanometre |
Origin of sphygmomanometer
From sphygmo- (“pulse”) + manometer.
Words formed from sphygmomanometer
Words that rhyme with sphygmomanometer
Questions about sphygmomanometer
- What does sphygmomanometer mean?
- Sphygmomanometer means a device used to measure blood pressure.
- What is sphygmomanometer in Tamil?
- Sphygmomanometer in Tamil is நாடி வேக வரைவி, நாடித்துடிப்பு வேக வரைவி, நாடியழத்தமானி. See Sphygmomanometer meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is sphygmomanometer?
- Sphygmomanometer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sphygmomanometer?
- Sphygmomanometer is pronounced /ˌsfɪɡməʊməˈnɒmɪtə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of sphygmomanometer?
- The plural of sphygmomanometer is sphygmomanometers.
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