sphygmometer
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prettygoodwordsphygmometer (sfig-MOM-meh-tuhr) - n., an instrument for measuring the pulse.
Especially the force and frequency. Sometimes also used as a synonym for sphygmomanometer, otherwise better known as a blood-pressure cuff. Coined from Greek sphygmos, pulse + -meter, things for measuring.
---L.
Especially the force and frequency. Sometimes also used as a synonym for sphygmomanometer, otherwise better known as a blood-pressure cuff. Coined from Greek sphygmos, pulse + -meter, things for measuring.
---L.
