sphygmophone

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noun

An electrical instrument for determining by ear the rhythm of the pulse of a person at a distance.

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Meanings

nounsphygmophone (plural sphygmophones)

plural sphygmophones

  1. historicalmedicineAn electrical instrument for determining by ear the rhythm of the pulse of a person at a distance.

Origin

From sphygmo- + -phone.

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APA

sphygmophone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphygmophone

MLA

“sphygmophone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphygmophone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sphygmophone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphygmophone.

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