sphygmo-, sphygm-, -sphyxia

A record of the pulse in graphic form.

1. An instrument which, when applied over an artery, indicates graphically the movements or character of the pulse.
2. An apparatus used to make a graphical record of variations in blood pressure and the pulse.

1. A written report of the pulse wave and the variations in blood pressure.
2. The recording of the arterial pulse by use of a polygraph and its pathological variations.

An instrument for measuring blood pressure, particularly in arteries.

The two types of sphygmomanometers are a mercury column and a gauge with a dial face.

The sphygmomanometer in most frequent use today consists of a gauge attached to a rubber cuff which is wrapped around the upper arm and is inflated to constrict the arteries.

The sphygmomanometer was introduced in 1889 by the Italian physician Scipione Riva-Rocci (1863-1937).

The American physiologist Joseph Erlanger (1874-1965) studied the principles of sphygmomanometry and devised a recording sphygmomanometer.

The word sphygmomanometer was put together from the Greek sphygmos, "the beating of the heart" or "the pulse" + manometer, "a device for measuring pressure or tension".

The act of feeling someone's pulse: Alfred's physician used a sphygmopalpation as a routine part of the medical examination.

An instrument produces pulsations that are rendered audible.

1. An instrument for measuring and recording various characteristics of the arterial pulse beat.
2. A device which, when applied over an artery, indicates graphically the movements or character of the pulse.

Examination of the pulse beat.

The rate of the pulse.

1. An instrument for recording graphically both the pulse and the blood pressure.
2. An instrument that records pulsations from an inflatable rubber cuff.