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PRONUNCIATION OF SPHYGMOMETER

sphygmometer  [sfɪɡˈmɒmɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPHYGMOMETER

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Sphygmometer is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SPHYGMOMETER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sphygmometer

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 sphygmometer in the English dictionary

The definition of sphygmometer in the dictionary is a device which measures the rate of the pulse.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPHYGMOMETER


accelerometer
ækˌsɛləˈrɒmɪtə
anemometer
ˌænɪˈmɒmɪtə
atmometer
ætˈmɒmɪtə
dynamometer
ˌdaɪnəˈmɒmɪtə
electrodynamometer
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌdaɪnəˈmɒmɪtə
endosmometer
ˌendɒzˈmɒmɪtə
geothermometer
ˌdʒiːəʊθəˈmɒmɪtə
katathermometer
ˌkætəθəˈmɒmɪtə
kilometre
kɪˈlɒmɪtə
ophthalmometer
ˌɒfθælˈmɒmɪtə
osmometer
ɒzˈmɒmɪtə
rhythmometer
ˌrɪðəˈmɒmɪtə
seismometer
saɪzˈmɒmɪtə
speedometer
spɪˈdɒmɪtə
stalagmometer
ˌstæləɡˈmɒmɪtə
strabismometer
ˌstræbɪzˈmɒmɪtə
thermometer
θəˈmɒmɪtə
tromometer
trɒˈmɒmɪtə
volumometer
ˌvɒljʊˈmɒmɪtə
zymometer
zaɪˈmɒmɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPHYGMOMETER

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPHYGMOMETER

barometer
centimeter
Demeter
diameter
diffractometer
dosimeter
hydrometer
inclinometer
meter
micrometer
millimeter
multimeter
nanometer
odometer
parameter
perimeter
peter
potentiometer
spectrometer
spectrophotometer
voltmeter

Synonyms and antonyms of sphygmometer in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sphygmometer» into 25 languages

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sphygmometer
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Trends of use of sphygmometer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPHYGMOMETER»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPHYGMOMETER» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPHYGMOMETER»

Discover the use of sphygmometer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sphygmometer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Medico-chirurgical Review
The Sphygmometer : an Instrument which renders the action of the Arteries apparent to the Eve, &c. By Dr. Julius Herisson. — Translated from the French, by Dr. E. S. Blundell. Octavo, pp. 46, 1835. The profession is well aware that we were ...
James Johnson, 1835
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The Lancet London: A Journal of British and Foreign ...
At the meeting of the French Academy of Sciences on the 1st inst, M. Ma- gen die read a report on an instrument I invented by a Dr. Herisson, called the " sphygmometer," and intended to measure the state of the pulse. As we intend in an early ...
‎1834
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THE MEDICAL QUARTERLY REVIEW
The Sphygmometer, fyc. Being a Memoir presented to the Institute of France, by Dr. Julius H£risson ; with an Improvement of the Instrument, and Prefatory Remarks, by the Translator, Dr. E. S. Bi.undell. — London, l835. 8vo. pp. xvi. and 46.
‎1835
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Medico-chirurgical Review and Journal of Practical Medicine
r The Sphygmometer : an Instrument which renders the action of the Arteries apparent to the Eye, &c. By Dr. Julius Herisson.— Translated from the Freneh, by Dr. E. S. Blundell. Octavo, pp, 46, 1835. , ., • '"' 'i ' -''I v ' ' The profession is well ...
‎1835
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London Medical and Surgical Journal
The sphygmometer, as invented by Dr. Herisson, has already been sufficiently described in the medical journals of this country ; we shall therefore only notice the modifications made in the instrument by the translator. Dr. E. S. Blundell, who  ...
‎1835
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The Medico-chirurgical Review and Journal of Medical Science
The Sphygmometer; an Instrument WHICH RENDERS THE ACTION of the Arteries apparent to the Eve, &c. By Dr. Julius He- risson. Translated from the French, by Dr. E. S. Blundell. Octavo, pp. 46, 1835. The profession is well aware that we ...
‎1835
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London Medical Gazette: Or, Journal of Practical Medicine
THE SPHYGMOMETER. M. M»cendie read a report, drawn up by bimsrlf and M. Scrres, on an instrument railed tbe sphygmometer, intended not only to measure the pulse (as its name implies), hut to render visible those several varieties of the  ...
‎1835
8
The Sphygmometer, an Instrument Which Renders the Action of ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Jules H Risson, 2012
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The Lancet
However,so far as they can be trusted to, the experiments made with the sphygmometer confirm those made with M. Poiseuille's instrument. It is evident that the pressure diminishes during inspiration, and augments during expiration. This fact ...
‎1839
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The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
Sphygmometer, an Instrument which makes the Action of the Arteries apparent to the Eye. Invented by Jules Herissox, M. D. — This instrument, of which the accompanying figure is a representation, is composed of a graduated glass tube, d, ...
‎1834

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPHYGMOMETER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sphygmometer is used in the context of the following news items.
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DeKalb Senior Center takes spelling bee
The bee went 15 rounds and consisted of words such as poultry in the beginning then advanced to tougher words such as philodendron and sphygmometer ... «DeKalb Daily Chronicle, Oct 14»
2
Medic for a week
Aliveo Qaranikula expertly took out the sphygmometer, which measures blood pressure, to strap on to a fellow villager before taking up the patient's wrist to look ... «Fiji Times, Apr 14»
3
Ventura will be steadying influence
"I care about that.'' Really, he does. But without hooking Ventura up to a sphygmometer it would be impossible to tell when his pulse quickens. He quickly but ... «Chicago Tribune, Oct 11»

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