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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPHYGMOMANOMETER

From sphygmo- + manometer, on the model of French sphygmomanomètre.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SPHYGMOMANOMETER

sphygmomanometer  [ˌsfɪɡməʊməˈnɒmɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPHYGMOMANOMETER

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Sphygmomanometer is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SPHYGMOMANOMETER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Sphygmomanometer

A sphygmomanometer or blood pressure meter is a device used to measure blood pressure, composed of an inflatable cuff to restrict blood flow, and a mercury or mechanical manometer to measure the pressure. It is always used in conjunction with a means to determine at what pressure blood flow is just starting, and at what pressure it is unimpeded. Manual sphygmomanometers are used in conjunction with a stethoscope. The word comes from the Greek σφυγμός, plus the scientific term manometer. The device was invented by Samuel Siegfried Karl Ritter von Basch in 1881. Scipione Riva-Rocci introduced a more easily used version in 1896. In 1901, Harvey Cushing modernized the device and popularized it within the medical community. A sphygmomanometer consists of an inflatable cuff, a measuring unit, and a mechanism for inflation which may be a manually operated bulb and valve or a pump operated electrically. The usual unit of measurement of blood pressure is millimeters of mercury as measured directly by a manual sphygmomanometer.

Definition of sphygmomanometer in the English dictionary

The definition of sphygmomanometer in the dictionary is an instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPHYGMOMANOMETER


actinometer
ˌæktɪˈnɒmɪtə
chronometer
krəˈnɒmɪtə
clinometer
klaɪˈnɒmɪtə
cyanometer
ˌsaɪəˈnɒmɪtə
declinometer
ˌdɛklɪˈnɒmɪtə
diaphanometer
ˌdaɪəfəˈnɒmɪtə
galvanometer
ˌɡælvəˈnɒmɪtə
hemoglobinometer
ˌhiːməʊɡləʊbɪˈnɒmɪtə
inclinometer
ˌɪnklɪˈnɒmɪtə
manometer
məˈnɒmɪtə
monometer
mɒˈnɒmɪtə
oenometer
iːˈnɒmɪtə
pycnometer
pɪkˈnɒmɪtə
pyknometer
pɪkˈnɒmɪtə
pyranometer
ˌpaɪrəˈnɒmɪtə
salinometer
ˌsælɪˈnɒmɪtə
sonometer
səˈnɒmɪtə
tonometer
təʊˈnɒmɪtə
urinometer
ˌjʊərɪˈnɒmɪtə
volumenometer
ˌvɒljʊmeˈnɒmɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPHYGMOMANOMETER

sphinges
sphingid
sphingomyelin
sphingosine
sphinx
sphinx moth
sphinxlike
sphragistic
sphragistics
sphygmic
sphygmogram
sphygmograph
sphygmographic
sphygmography
sphygmoid
sphygmology
sphygmometer
sphygmophone
sphygmoscope
sphygmus

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPHYGMOMANOMETER

accelerometer
barometer
centimeter
Demeter
diameter
diffractometer
meter
micrometer
millimeter
multimeter
odometer
parameter
perimeter
peter
potentiometer
spectrometer
spectrophotometer
speedometer
tachometer
thermometer
voltmeter

Synonyms and antonyms of sphygmomanometer in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sphygmomanometer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPHYGMOMANOMETER

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Translator English - Chinese

血压计
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

esfigmomanómetro
570 millions of speakers

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sphygmomanometer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रक्तदाबमापी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مقياس ضغط الدم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тонометр
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esfigmomanômetro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sphygmomanometer
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sphygmomanomètre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sphygmomanometer
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Blutdruckmessgerät
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

血圧計
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

혈압계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sphygmomanometer
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

máy đo huyết áp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நாடியழுத்தமானி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्फीगॅमोमॅमीटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sfigmomanometre
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sfigmomanometro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ciśnieniomierza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тонометр
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tensiometru
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

πιεσόμετρο
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

sfigmomanometer
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

sphygmomanometer
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

sphygmomanometer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sphygmomanometer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPHYGMOMANOMETER»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPHYGMOMANOMETER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sphygmomanometer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPHYGMOMANOMETER»

Discover the use of sphygmomanometer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sphygmomanometer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Nursing Assisting: Essentials for Long Term Care
Measuring Blood Pressure Blood pressure is measured with an instrument called a sphygmomanometer. Several different types of sphygmomanometers are used in long- term care facilities (Figure 16-16). The technique for measuring blood ...
Barbara Acello, 2004
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The Sphygmomanometer and Its Practical Application: With a ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
William Benjamin Carpenter, Francis Ashley Faught, 2013
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How it Works: Science and Technology
A sphygmomanometer used to measure arterial blood pressure. The cuff is inflated around the upper arm and the pressure is then read off a scale that gives the systolic and diastolic measurements. .4 Ring-frame spinning directly from the  ...
Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2003
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Diversified Health Occupations
The mercury sphygmomanometer has a long column of mercury (figure 15-26). Each mark on the gauge represents 2 mm Hg. The mercury sphygmomanometer must always be placed on a flat, level surface or mounted on a wall.
Louise Simmers, 2008
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Clinical Research: Concepts and Principles for Advanced ...
(1988) evaluated the accuracy and reliability of an oscillometric automated blood pressure monitor, comparing it with a standard mercury sphygmomanometer in an ambulatory care setting. The study sample consisted of 80 normoten- sive and  ...
Manfred Stommel, Celia Wills, 2004
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Textbook Of Practical Physiology - 2Nd Edn.
Check the level of the mercury column in the sphygmomanometer. |JE3 Before recording the blood pressure, it should be ensured that the upper meniscus of the mercury coincides with the 'zero' of the mercury manometer. If the mercury ...
G.K. & Pal, Pal, Pravati, 2006
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World Congress of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering ...
In the refuge diagnosis and treatment, a clinical thermometer and an automatic sphygmomanometer, etc. were especially insufficient, the internally powered equipment became a battery cutting, too and it was not possible to use it. 10.
Sun I. Kim, Tae S. Suh, 2007
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Hypertension: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease
The clear concern is that the mercury sphygmomanometer will be difficult to replace, because it is the traditional, very accurate, highly reproducible, and simple method of measuring BP. It has been the “gold standard” device for measurement ...
William J. Elliott (M.D.), 2007
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Introduction to Health Science Technology
The mercury sphygmomanometer has a long column ofmercury (figure 14-26). Each mark on the gauge represents 2 mm Hg. The mercury sphygmomanometer must always be placed on a flat, level surface or mounted on a wall.
Louise Simmers, 2008
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Clinical Epidemiology: The Essentials
True blood pressure (intra-arterial cannula) Blood pressure measurement ( sphygmomanometer) -Chance 80 90 Dlastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) FIGURE 1.5. Bias and chance. True blood pressure by intra-arterial cannula and clinical ...
Robert H. Fletcher, Suzanne W. Fletcher, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPHYGMOMANOMETER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sphygmomanometer is used in the context of the following news items.
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Non-Invasive Sphygmomanometer Market – Global Industry …
Blood pressure is measured with the help of an instrument called sphygmomanometer. Sphygmomanometer with pressure gauge and rubber or nylon cuffs is ... «Medgadget.com, Jun 15»
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Managing Hypertension: Technology Challenges Old Habits
... most recent guidelines together with the International Society of Hypertension recommended electronic devices, not to use the mercury sphygmomanometer. «MedPage Today, May 15»
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QardioArm Review: Blood Pressure Monitoring Never Looked This …
Based on my personal consecutive comparisons between QardioArm and a sphygmomanometer, these claims are largely right. I never found any surprising ... «Android Police, May 15»
4
Research and Markets: Global and Chinese Mercury …
Market Research Report on Global and Chinese Mercury Sphygmomanometer Industry, 2010-2020 is a professional and in-depth market survey on Global and ... «Business Wire, Apr 15»
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Finding the best home blood pressure monitor
We compared their readings with those taken with a mercury sphygmomanometer, which is used in doctors' offices, to measure accuracy. Other factors we ... «ConsumerReports.org, Apr 15»
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Bremont 'Wellington' Watch: Celebrating Waterloo's 200th …
On April 1, 2014, Bremont released the Bremont A1, which featured a built-in barometer, reel-to-reel-tape system and a much-needed sphygmomanometer. «Forbes, Mar 15»
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Discover blood pressure monitoring testing market growing with …
Based on type, the overall blood pressure monitoring testing market is segmented into automated blood pressure monitors, sphygmomanometer (mercury ... «WhaTech, Mar 15»
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How to use a home blood pressure monitor
A home blood pressure monitor is an electronic sphygmomanometer (a machine that measures your blood pressure) that you can use in the comfort of your own ... «TheHealthSite, Feb 15»
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Movement Assessments: The DC's Sphygmomanometer
Movement Assessments: The DC's Sphygmomanometer. By Ed Le Cara, DC, PhD, ATC, CSCS. I think back to when I was going through chiropractic school ... «Dynamic Chiropractic, Jan 15»
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Accuracy of Home Blood Pressure Monitors Questioned
Dr. Hiremath and his colleagues compared measurements from home BP monitors with validated mercury sphygmomanometers used in doctors' offices in 210 ... «Renal and Urology News, Nov 14»

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