Main Entry: Ko·rot·koff sounds

Variant(s): also Ko·rot·kow sounds or Ko·rot·kov sounds \kȯ-ˈrȯt-kȯf-ˌsau̇ndz\

Function: noun plural

: arterial sounds heard through a stethoscope applied to the brachial artery distal to the cuff of a sphygmomanometer that change with varying cuff pressure and that are used to determine systolic and diastolic blood pressure

Korotkoff, Nikolai Sergeievich (1874–1920), Russian physician. Korotkoff introduced the auscultation method of determining blood pressure in 1905.