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Meaning of sphygmomanometer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
/ˌsfɪɡməʊməˈnɒmɪtə/

Definitions

A device used to measure blood pressure.

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Examples

“Sphygmomanometer. — Very recently, Professor S. von Basch has introduced* an instrument, to which he gives the above name, for the purpose of estimating the blood-pressure in the human subject, and which has undoubtedly considerable clinical value.”
“Diagnostic monitoring of the pulse became linked to study of blood pressure, for which the sphygmomanometer was devised.”
“In order not to affect users' habits of using mobiles and to avoid the electromagnetic interference effects of the pacemaker, we have designed a wristable sphygmomanometer and pulsimeter which uses bluetooth power class II [7,8] as the device for short-distance transmission.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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