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sphyg·mo·phone (sfigґmo-fōn) [sphygmo- + Gr. phōnē sound] an apparatus for rendering audible the vibrations of the pulse.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Sphygmophone — Sphyg mo*phone, n. [Gr. ??? the pulse + ??? sound.] (Physiol.) An electrical instrument for determining by the ear the rhythm of the pulse of a person at a distance. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sphygmophone — n. a device to record the heartbeat or pulse in the form of amplified sound waves played through a loudspeaker or earphones … The new mediacal dictionary
sphygmophone — sphygˈmophone noun An instrument that records and transmits pulse beats as sounds • • • Main Entry: ↑sphygmus … Useful english dictionary
sphygmo- — ♦ Élément, du gr. sphugmos « pouls, pulsation ». ⇒SPHYGMO , élém. formant Élém. tiré du gr. « pouls, pulsation » , entrant dans la constr. de mots dans les domaines méd. et physiol. où il indique une relation avec le pouls. A. [Les mots constr.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
sphygmic — a. pertaining to pulse (of heart). ♦ sphygmochronograph, n. instrument recording pulse. ♦ sphygmodic, a. pulsating. ♦ sphygmograph, n. instrument recording pulse of artery. ♦ sphygmoid, a. like a pulse. ♦ sphygmology, n. study of … Dictionary of difficult words
