Korotkoff, Nikolai Sergeievich (1874–1920), Russian physician. Korotkoff introduced the auscultation method of determining blood pressure in 1905.
Medical Dictionary
Korotkoff sounds
noun pl Ko·rot·koff sounds
Medical Definition of KOROTKOFF SOUNDS
: arterial sounds heard through a stethoscope applied to the brachial artery distal to the cuff of a sphygmomanometer that change with varying cuff pressure and that are used to determine systolic and diastolic blood pressure
Biographical Note for KOROTKOFF SOUNDS
Variants of KOROTKOFF SOUNDS
Ko·rot·koff sounds also Ko·rot·kow sounds or Ko·rot·kov sounds \kȯ-ˈrȯt-kȯf-ˌsau̇ndz\
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