| sphygmo- | Sphygm- Pulse. Origin: G. Sphygmos (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sphygmo-oscillometer | An instrument resembling an aneroid sphygmomanometer used in the measurement of the systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Origin: sphygmo-+ L. Oscillo, to swing, + G. Metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphygmocardiograph | A polygraph recording both the heartbeat and the radial pulse. Synonym: sphygmocardioscope. Origin: sphygmo-+ G. Kardia, heart, + grapho, to write (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphygmocardioscope | Synonym: sphygmocardiograph. Origin: sphygmo-+ G. Skopeo, to view (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphygmochronograph | A modified sphygmograph that represents graphically the time relations between the beat of the heart and the pulse; one recording the character of the pulse as well as its rapidity. Origin: sphygmo-+ G. Chronos, time, + grapho, to write (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphygmogram | <physiology> A tracing, called a pulse tracing, consisting of a series of curves corresponding with the beats of the heart, obtained by the application of the sphygmograph. Origin: Gr. Pulse + -gram. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sphygmograph | <physiology> An instrument which, when applied over an artery, indicates graphically the movements or character of the pulse. See Sphygmogram. Origin: Gr. The pulse + -graph. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sphygmographic | Relating to, or produced by, a sphygmograph; as, a sphygmographic tracing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sphygmography | Use of the sphygmograph in recording the character of the pulse. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphygmoid | Pulselike; resembling the pulse. Origin: sphygmo-+ G. Eidos, resemblance (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphygmomanometer | An instrument used for determining arterial blood pressure indirectly. The two types are aneroid (dial face) and mercury (column). (27 Sep 1997) |
| sphygmomanometers | Instruments for measuring arterial blood pressure consisting of an inflatable cuff, inflating bulb, and a gauge showing the blood pressure. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sphygmomanometry | Determination of the blood pressure by means of a sphygmomanometer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphygmometer | <physiology> An instrument for measuring the strength of the pulse beat; a sphygmograph. Origin: Gr. Pulse. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sphygmometroscope | <instrument> An instrument for auscultating the pulse, used especially in the auscultatory method of reading the blood pressure, particularly the diastolic pressure. Origin: sphygmo-+ G. Metron, measure, + skopeo, to view (05 Mar 2000) |