"sphygmomanometer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌsfɪɡməʊməˈnɒmɪtə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌsfɪɡmoʊməˈnɑmɪtɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-ncalif-sphigmomanomter.ogg [US] Forms: sphygmomanometers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒmɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: sphygmo- (“pulse”) + manometer Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sphygm|manometer|alt1=sphygmo-|gloss1=pulse}} sphygmo- (“pulse”) + manometer Head templates: {{en-noun}} sphygmomanometer (plural sphygmomanometers)
  1. A device used to measure blood pressure. Categories (topical): Measuring instruments, Medicine Synonyms: blood-pressure cuff, blood pressure gage, blood pressure gauge, blood-pressure meter, blood pressure meter, sphygmometer, sphygmomanometre [nonstandard] Related terms: manometer, sphygmomanometric, sphygmomanometry, stethoscope Translations (device to measure blood pressure): esfigmomanòmetre [masculine] (Catalan), 血壓計 (Chinese Cantonese), 血压计 (hyut³ ngaat³ gai³) (Chinese Cantonese), 血壓計 (Chinese Mandarin), 血压计 (xiěyājì) (Chinese Mandarin), sfygmomanometr [masculine] (Czech), sfygmomanometer [masculine] (Dutch), sfigmomanometro (Esperanto), vererõhumõõtur (Estonian), verenpainemittari (Finnish), sphygmomanomètre [masculine] (French), tensiomètre [masculine] (French), esfigmomanómetro [masculine] (Galician), Blutdruckmessgerät [neuter] (German), sfigmomanometro [masculine] (Italian), 血圧計 (ketsuatsukei) (alt: けつあつけい) (Japanese), sfigmomanometer (Malay), esfigmomanómetro [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), esfigmomanômetro [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), сфигмомано́метр (sfigmomanómetr) [masculine] (Russian), тоно́метр (tonómetr) [masculine] (Russian), esfigmomanómetro [masculine] (Spanish), esfingomanómetro [masculine] (Spanish), tensiómetro [masculine] (Spanish), baumanómetro [masculine] (Spanish), manguito de la presión arterial [masculine] (Spanish), brazalete de presión sanguínea [Mexico, masculine] (Spanish), brazalete de presión arterial [Mexico, masculine] (Spanish), blodtrycksmätare [common-gender] (Swedish)

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      "tags": [
        "Mexico",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "brazalete de presión arterial"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "device to measure blood pressure",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "blodtrycksmätare"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sphygmomanometer"
}

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