sphygmograph
sphyg·mo·graph
noun \ˈsfig-mə-ˌgraf\Definition of SPHYGMOGRAPH
: an instrument that records graphically the movements or character of the pulse
Origin of SPHYGMOGRAPH
Greek sphygmos pulse + International Scientific Vocabulary -graph
First Known Use: circa 1859
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
sphyg·mo·graph
noun \ˈsfig-mə-ˌgraf\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of SPHYGMOGRAPH
: an instrument that records graphically the movements or character of the pulse
—sphyg·mo·graph·ic \ˌsfig-mə-ˈgraf-ik\ (audio pronunciation) adjective
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