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hydrosphygmography (s) (noun), hydrosphygmographies (pl)
1. A recording of blood pressure by means of a hydrosphygmograph using water as an index.
2. A sphygmograph in which the pulse beat is transmitted to the recorder through a column of water.

A sphygmograph is an instrument which, when applied over an artery, indicates graphically the movements or character of the pulse.

This entry is located in the following units: grapho-, graph-, -graph, -graphy, -grapher, -graphia (page 46) hydro-, hydra-, hydr-, hyd- (page 13) sphygmo-, sphygm-, -sphyxia (page 1)