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A sphygmomanometer (/ ˌsfɪɡmoʊməˈnɒmɪtər / SFIG-moh-mə-NO-mi-tər), also known as a blood pressure monitor, blood pressure machine, or blood pressure gauge, is a device used to measure blood pressure, composed of an inflatable cuff to collapse and then release the artery under the cuff in a controlled manner, [1] and a mercury or aneroid manomete...
Terms in this set (30) In the term sphygmomanometer , the combining form sphygm/o means: pulse
The meaning of SPHYGMO- is pulse. How to use sphygmo- in a sentence.
Meaning of sphygmo- medical term. What does sphygmo- mean?
SPHYGMO- definition: a combining form representing sphygmus in compound words. See examples of sphygmo- used in a sentence.
Prefix sphygm- (medicine and physiology) pulse, pulsation (of blood delivered by the beating heart)
sphygm (o)- The pulse. Greek sphugmos, pulse. A sphygmomanometer is the standard doctor's instrument for measuring blood pressure by means of an inflatable cuff around the arm linked to some type of pressure gauge or manometer; a sphygmograph is an instrument which produces a line, on a sphygmogram, recording the strength and rate of a person's ...
The prefix "sphygm/o" is derived from the Greek word "sphygmos," which means pulse. In medical terminology, this combining form is used to denote anything related to the pulse or pulsation.
Then give the definition of the medical word. sphygmomanometer Suffix and its meaning: -meter, instrument to measure Combining form and its meaning: sphygm/o pulse Combining form and its meaning: man/o thin Medical word definition: medical instrument used to measure the arterial blood pressure.
Definition of 'sphygmo-' sphygmo- in British English or before a vowel sphygm- combining form indicating the pulse sphygmomanometer