| sphygmoscope | <instrument, physiology> Same as Sphygmograph. Origin: Gr. The pulse + -scope. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Bishop's sphygmoscope | <instrument> An instrument for measuring the blood pressure, with special reference to diastolic pressure; the tube is filled with a solution of cadmium borotungstate, and the scale is the reverse of that of a mercurial manometer, the pressure being made directly by the weight of the liquid and not by compressed air. (05 Mar 2000) |
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