Sphygmograph

[sfigmәgrɑ:f]

Definition

(n.) An instrument which, when applied over an artery, indicates graphically the movements or character of the pulse. See Sphygmogram.

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Definition

n. an instrument for ascertaining and recording the form force and frequency of the pulse-beat and the changes it undergoes in certain morbid states.—adj. Sphyg′mic pertaining to the pulse.—n. Sphyg′mogram the record made by a sphygmograph.—adj. Sphygmograph′ic.—n. Sphygmog′raphy the act of taking pulse-tracings.—adj. Sphyg′moid pulse-like.—ns. Sphygmol′ogy the science of the pulse; Sphygmōmānom′eter Sphygmom′eter an instrument for measuring the tension of blood in an artery; Sphyg′mophone an instrument by means of which a pulse-beat makes a sound: Sphyg′mōscōpe an instrument for making arterial pulsations visible; Sphyg′mus the pulse.

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