Sphygmograph

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An instrument for graphically recording the form, strength, and variations of the arterial pulse.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a mechanical device used to measure blood pressure and pulse
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An instrument which, when applied over an artery, indicates graphically the movements or character of the pulse. See sphygmogram.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An instrument which, when applied over an artery, traces on a piece of paper moved by clockwork a curve which indicates the changes of tension of the blood within.
    • Word Usage
    "As a student she constructed a sphygmograph for recording the pulse in arteries."
    Variant
    sphygmogram   
     
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