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sphygmometer definition

sphyg·mom·eter (sfig mäm′ət ər)

noun

an instrument for measuring the force and rate of the pulse

Etymology: sphygmo- + -meter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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