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sphygmomanometry

sphygmomanometry noun: the measurement of blood pressure using a sphygmomanometer.

Noun

sphygmomanometry (uncountable)

  1. The measurement of blood pressure using a sphygmomanometer

Origin of sphygmomanometry

From sphygmomano(meter) + -metry.

Words formed from sphygmomanometry

Questions about sphygmomanometry

What does sphygmomanometry mean?
Sphygmomanometry means the measurement of blood pressure using a sphygmomanometer.
What part of speech is sphygmomanometry?
Sphygmomanometry is a noun.

Words near sphygmomanometry in the dictionary

  1. sphygmomanometers
  2. sphygmomanometre
  3. sphygmomanometres
  4. sphygmomanometric
  5. sphygmomanometrically
  6. sphygmomanometry
  7. sphygmometer
  8. sphygmometers
  9. sphygmophone
  10. sphygmophones
  11. sphygmoscope

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