Meanings
nounsphygmograph (plural sphygmographs)
plural sphygmographs
- A mechanical device used to measure blood pressure and pulse.
Origin
From sphygmo- (“pulse”) + -graph.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan esfigmògraf
- esfigmògrafdevice
French sphygmographe
- sphygmographedevice
Portuguese pulsímetro, pulsómetro
- pulsímetrodevice
- pulsómetrodevice
Russian сфигмограф
- сфигмограф (sfigmograf)device
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APA
sphygmograph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphygmograph
MLA
“sphygmograph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphygmograph. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sphygmograph,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphygmograph.
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