sphygmomanometer

Noun

Meaning

a pressure gauge for measuring blood pressure

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

mercury fork pressure arm artery cuff diapason hypotensive stethoscope pressure gauge tonometer sphygmometer extensometer hemadynamometer blood-pressure cuff

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Hypernyms

pressure gauge pressure gage

Related terms

manometer sphygmomanometry sphygmomanometric

Anagrams

sphygmomanometre

Examples

Measurement A medical student checking blood pressure using a sphygmomanometer and stethoscope. Source: Internet

The blood pressure is taken, using either a manual or automatic sphygmomanometer or using a more invasive measurement from within the artery. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sphygmography sphygmoid sphygmology sphygmomanometre sphygmomanometric sphygmomanometrically