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sphygmomanometer

/sfig-moh-muh-nom-i-ter/US // ˌsfɪg moʊ məˈnɒm ɪ tər //UK // (ˌsfɪɡməʊməˈnɒmɪtə) //

血压计,血压表,气压计

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Physiology.

    • : an instrument, often attached to an inflatable air-bladder cuff and used with a stethoscope, for measuring blood pressure in an artery.

Examples

  • Dr. Beardsley packed his stethoscope and sphygmomanometer back in his bag and wrote a prescription, which he handed to Gram.

  • He who worships his sphygmomanometer as a thing apart and infallible will sooner or later come to grief.

  • One of the best of the mercury instruments is the Brown sphygmomanometer.