sphygmomanometer

plural sphygmomanometers · alternative sphygmomanometre

1. A device used to measure blood pressure.

   Diagnostic monitoring of the pulse became linked to study of blood pressure, for which the sphygmomanometer was devised.

   1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 332

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   Sphygmomanometer. — Very recently, Professor S. von Basch has introduced* an instrument, to which he gives the above name, for the purpose of estimating the blood-pressure in the human subject, and which has undoubtedly considerable clinical value.

   1882, J. Graham Brown, Medical diagnosis

   In order not to affect users' habits of using mobiles and to avoid the electromagnetic interference effects of the pacemaker, we have designed a wristable sphygmomanometer and pulsimeter which uses bluetooth power class II [7,8] as the device for short-distance transmission.

   2012, Attila Roka, Current Issues and Recent Advances in Pacemaker Therapy, page 248

   Synonyms: blood-pressure cuff, blood pressure gage, blood pressure gauge, blood-pressure meter, blood pressure meter, sphygmometer