sphygmoscope

sphygmoscope
An instrument by which the pulse beats are made visible by causing fluid to rise in a glass tube, by means of a mirror projecting a beam of light, or simply by a moving lever as in the sphygmograph. [sphygmo- + G. skopeo, to view]
- Bishop s. an instrument for measuring the blood pressure, with special reference to diastolic pressure; the tube is filled with a solution of cadmium borotungstate, and the scale is the reverse of that of a mercurial manometer, the pressure being made directly by the weight of the liquid and not by compressed air.

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n.
a device for showing the heartbeat or pulse as a visible signal, especially a continuous wave signal on a cathode-ray tube.

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sphyg·mo·scope (sfigґmo-skōp) [sphygmo- + -scope] a device formerly used to make the pulse beat visible.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Sphygmoscope — Sphyg mo*scope, n. [Gr. ??? the pulse + scope.] (Physiol.) Same as {Sphygmograph}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • sphygmoscope — instrument for making arterial pulsations visible Scientific Instruments …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • sphygmoscope — n. a device for showing the heartbeat or pulse as a visible signal, especially a continuous wave signal on a cathode ray tube …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • sphygmoscope — sphygˈmoscope noun An instrument for making arterial pulsations visible • • • Main Entry: ↑sphygmus …   Useful english dictionary

  • Сфигмоскоп (Sphygmoscope) — прибор, позволяющий регистрировать сердечные сокращения или пульс в виде видимых сигналов (например, в виде волн на экране монитора). Источник: Медицинский словарь …   Медицинские термины

  • СФИГМОСКОП — (sphygmoscope) прибор, позволяющий регистрировать сердечные сокращения или пульс в виде видимых сигналов (например, в виде волн на экране монитора) …   Толковый словарь по медицине

  • Bishop — Louis F., U.S. physician, 1864–1941. See B. sphygmoscope …   Medical dictionary

  • Scientific Instruments — Have you ever been in the middle of a class lecture, medical examination or episode of Star Trek only to realise suddenly that you have no clue what all those gizmos, gadgets and other scientific instruments actually do? If so, your problems are… …   Phrontistery dictionary

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