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sphygomanometer

sphygomanometer is the misspelling of sphygmomanometer.

Meaning of sphygmomanometer

Noun

sphygmomanometer (plural sphygmomanometers)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    blood-pressure cuff, blood pressure gage, blood pressure gauge, blood-pressure meter, blood pressure meter, sphygmometer

Questions about sphygomanometer

What is sphygomanometer the misspelling of?
Sphygomanometer is the misspelling of sphygmomanometer.

Words near sphygomanometer in the dictionary

  1. sphygmometers
  2. sphygmophone
  3. sphygmophones
  4. sphygmoscope
  5. sphygmoscopes
  6. sphygomanometer
  7. sphygs
  8. sphynx
  9. sphynxes
  10. sphyraenid
  11. sphyraenids

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