sphygmomanometer
noun
sphyg·mo·ma·nom·e·ter
ˌsfig-mō-mə-ˈnä-mə-tər 
: an instrument for measuring blood pressure and especially arterial blood pressure
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The gold-standard method was the old-school auscultatory method, which involves the arm-squeezing sphygmomanometer and a clinician listening for thumps with a stethoscope.
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 9 June 2017
Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 9 June 2017
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sphygmomanometer
noun
sphyg·mo·ma·nom·e·ter
ˌsfig-mō-mə-ˈnäm-ət-ər
: an instrument for measuring blood pressure
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sphygmomanometer
noun
sphyg·mo·ma·nom·e·ter
ˌsfig-mō-mə-ˈnäm-ət-ər
: an instrument for measuring blood pressure and especially arterial blood pressure
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