sphygmomanometer
A device used to measure blood pressureA device used to measure blood pressure.
» The sphygmomanometer is an important diagnostic instrument.
Meaning
1 sensesA device used to measure blood pressure.
Blutdruckmessgerät
сфигмомано́метрsfigmomanómetr, тоно́метрtonómetr
a pressure gauge for measuring blood pressure
Examples
4 sentencesThe sphygmomanometer is an important diagnostic instrument.
The nurse used a sphygmomanometer to check my blood pressure.
ruМедсестра измерила мне давление тонометром.
deDer Krankenpfleger benutzte ein Blutdruckmessgerät, um meinen Blutdruck zu messen.
The nurse used a sphygmomanometer to measure the patient's blood pressure.
"Sphygmomanometer" is one of my favorite words to try to say out loud.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From sphygmo- (“pulse”) + manometer.From sphygmo- (“pulse”) + manometer.
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