Definitions for sphygmomanometer
ˌsfɪg moʊ məˈnɒm ɪ tərsphyg·mo·manome·ter

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1. sphygmomanometernoun

   a pressure gauge for measuring blood pressure

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1. sphygmomanometernoun

   A device used to measure blood pressure.

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1. sphygmomanometer

   A sphygmomanometer is a medical instrument used to measure blood pressure. It typically consists of an inflatable cuff to restrict blood flow, and a mechanical manometer to measure the pressure. It is usually used in conjunction with a stethoscope to listen to the blood flowing through the arteries.

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1. 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.

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1. • Pressure Gauge

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sphygmomanometer in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sphygmomanometer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sphygmomanometer
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sphygmomanometer
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sphygmomanometer
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=sphygmomanometer