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Medical Dictionary
Korotkoff sounds
noun plural
Ko·rot·koff sounds
Medical Definition of Korotkoff sounds
: 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
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Biographical Note for korotkoff sounds
Korotkoff
, Nikolai Sergeievich
(1874–1920), Russian physician. Korotkoff introduced the auscultation method of determining blood pressure in 1905.
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