1. The description of the pulse wave and the variations in blood pressure.
2. Recording the arterial pulse by use of a polygraph.
3. A description of the pulse and its pathological variations.
An instrument for measuring blood pressure, particularly in arteries.
The two types of sphygmomanometers are a mercury column and a gauge with a dial face.
The sphygmomanometer in most frequent use today consists of a gauge attached to a rubber cuff which is wrapped around the upper arm and is inflated to constrict the arteries.
The sphygmomanometer was introduced in 18896 by the Italian physician Scipione Riva-Rocci (1863-1937).
The American physiologist Joseph Erlanger (1874-1965) studied the principles of sphygmomanometry and devised a recording sphygmomanometer.
The word sphygmomanometer was put together from the Greek sphygmos, "the beating of the heart" or "the pulse" + manometer, "a device for measuring pressure or tension".
The act of palpating or feeling the pulse.
An instrument by which pulsations are rendered audible.
The rate of the pulse.
1. An instrument for recording graphically both the pulse and the blood pressure.
2. An instrument that records pulsations from an inflatable rubber cuff.
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