sphygmomanometer

(sfĭg″mō-măn-ŏm′ĕt-ĕr)

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[″ + manos, thin, + metron, measure]
An instrument for determining arterial blood pressure indirectly. The two types are aneroid and mercury.
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SPHYGMOMANOMETER ; SEE: blood pressure

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