First Known Use: circa 1859
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sphygmograph
noun sphyg·mo·graph \ˈsfig-mə-ˌgraf\
Definition of SPHYGMOGRAPH
: an instrument that records graphically the movements or character of the pulse
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Origin of SPHYGMOGRAPH
Greek sphygmos pulse + International Scientific Vocabulary -graph
Rhymes with SPHYGMOGRAPH
allograph, autograph, barograph, bathyscaphe, cenotaph, chronograph, circle graph, cryptograph, epigraph, epitaph, half-and-half, hectograph, holograph, homograph, hygrograph, kymograph, lithograph, logograph, micrograph, monograph, pantograph, paragraph, phonograph, photograph, pictograph, polygraph, quarterstaff, seismograph, serigraph, shadowgraph, shandygaff, spectrograph, telegraph, thermograph, typograph
Medical Dictionary
sphygmograph
noun sphyg·mo·graph \ˈsfig-mə-ˌgraf\
Medical Definition of SPHYGMOGRAPH
: an instrument that records graphically the movements or character of the pulse
—sphyg·mo·graph·ic \ˌsfig-mə-ˈgraf-ik\ adjective
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