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
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.
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