sphyg

plural sphygs

1. informalA sphygmomanometer.

   In other news, I've got some Schwartz chopped chilli paste that I'm going to hfr to molish my wednesday Hooter King burgre edible. I just hope my steth and sphyg arrive before so I can observe first hand the efects of fatty foods on my BP...

   2004 July 21, X Kile M Thompson, “Re: Research”, in uk.rec.sheds (Usenet)

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   They use a slightly different method of measuring the blood pressure which involves putting on the sphyg cuff and pumping it up until the radial pulse is obliterated. They then release the pressure until the radial pulse returns, giving a rough (but reasonably accurate) measure of the systolic pressure.

   2001 March 5, Daniel Edgcumbe, “Feeling the pulse”, in sci.med.cardiology (Usenet)

   We have these Sunbeam Health-at-Home BP cuffs around these days..... The automated cuffs always read like 140 over 110, but I know from watching the dialysis techs do readings that a mercury sphyg is more accurate, and will read about 10 or 15 points lower.

   2005 October 8, tubeguy, “What did you eat for lunch today?”, in alt.bored (Usenet)