sphygmomanometer (redirected from Blood pressure meter)

sphygmomanometer /sphyg·mo·ma·nom·e·ter/ (sfig″mo-mah-nom´ĕ-ter) an instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure.

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sphyg·mo·ma·nom·e·ter (sfgm-m-nm-tr) or sphyg·mom·e·ter (sfg-mm-tr)

n.

An instrument for measuring blood pressure in the arteries, especially one consisting of a pressure gauge and a rubber cuff that wraps around the upper arm and inflates to constrict the arteries.

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sphygmo·mano·metric (-mn-mtrk) adj.

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Sphygmomanometer

An instrument used to measure blood pressure.

Mentioned in: Hypertension

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sphygmomanometer

[sfig′mōmənom′ətər]

Etymology: Gk, sphygmos + manos, thin, metron, measure

an instrument for indirect measurement of blood pressure. It consists of an inflatable cuff that fits around a limb, a bulb for controlling air pressure within the cuff, and a mercury or aneroid manometer. Pressure in the compressed artery is estimated by the column of mercury it balances when the cuff is inflated. See also blood pressure, manometer.

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sphygmomanometer (sfig´mōm-nom´itr),

n an instrument for indirect measurement of blood pressure. See also blood pressure cuff.

sphygmomanometer, aneroid ma-nometer

n a portable, handheld blood pressure measurement unit consisting of a cuff that is easily applied with one hand, a built-in or attachable stethoscope, a valve that inflates and deflates the cuff automatically, and an easy-to-read data display screen.

sphygmomanometer, electronic manometer,

n an instrument used to digitally measure blood pressure.

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sphygmomanometer

an instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure.

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sphygmomanometer 

An instrument for measuring the arterial blood pressure. There are various types, the most common consisting of an inflatable cuff that is placed around the upper arm (usually the left) and air pressure within the cuff is balanced against the pressure of the blood in the brachial artery. The pressure is estimated by means of a mercury or an aneroid manometer. A stethoscope is normally used in conjunction with the instrument to listen to the blood pressure sounds (a stethoscope is not needed with an electronic sphygmomanometer). Normal systolic and diastolic blood pressures in a young adult are about 120/80, respectively. The difference between the two pressures is called the pulse pressure. Blood pressure varies with age, gender, altitude, disease, stress, fear, excitement, exercise, etc. A normal range for systolic pressure is usually considered to be 100-140 mmHg and for diastolic pressure below 90 mmHg. See arteriosclerosis; hypertension; hypertensive retinopathy.

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sphygmomanometer

Blood pressure cuff Cardiology A device used to measure arterial BP, which consists of an inflatable cuff, usually with a Velcro^™ closure, a rubber inflating bulb, and a gauge to measure systolic and diastolic pressures. See Hypertension, Small cuff syndrome, White coat HTN.