Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sphygmomanometer

/ˌsfɪɡmoʊməˈnɑmɪtɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: sphyg-mo-ma-nom-e-ter
IPA: /ˌsfɪɡmoʊməˈnɑmɪtɚ/

31

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device used to measure blood pressure.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From sphygmo- (“pulse”) + manometer.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌsfɪɡmoʊməˈnɑmɪtɚ/
British English: /ˌsfɪɡməʊməˈnɒmɪtə/

Inflected Forms

sphygmomanometers (plural) sphygmomanometre (alternative)

Derived Forms

electrosphygmomanometer

Frequently Paired Words

manometer sphygmomanometric sphygmomanometry stethoscope

Synonyms

blood-pressure cuff blood pressure gage blood pressure gauge blood-pressure meter blood pressure meter sphygmometer

Rhymes With

thermometer kilometre kilometer barometer spectrometer speedometer magnetometer potentiometer spectrophotometer hydrometer hygrometer photometer

Questions

How do you pronounce sphygmomanometer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsfɪɡmoʊməˈnɑmɪtɚ/.
What does sphygmomanometer mean?: A device used to measure blood pressure.
Where does sphygmomanometer come from?: From sphygmo- (“pulse”) + manometer.

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