SYN: sphygmomanometer.
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sphyg·mom·e·ter sfig-'mäm-ət-ər n an instrument for measuring the strength of the pulse beat
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sphyg·mom·e·ter (sfig-momґə-tər) [sphygmo- + -meter] an instrument for measuring the force and frequency of the pulse.Medical dictionary. 2011.