"sphyg" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sfɪɡ/ Forms: sphygs [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of sphygmomanometer. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|sphygmomanometer}} Clipping of sphygmomanometer Head templates: {{en-noun}} sphyg (plural sphygs)
  1. (informal) A sphygmomanometer. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-sphyg-en-noun-lYRTjnDx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "We have these Sunbeam Health-at-Home BP cuffs around these days..... The automated cuffs always read like 140 over 110, but I know from watching the dialysis techs do readings that a mercury sphyg is more accurate, and will read about 10 or 15 points lower.",
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