Sphygmometer vs. Sphygmomanometer

Sphygmometernoun

A sphygmomanometer

Sphygmometernoun

An instrument for measuring the strength of the pulse beat; a sphygmograph.

Sphygmomanometernoun

A device used to measure blood pressure.

Sphygmomanometernoun

a pressure gauge for measuring blood pressure

Sphygmomanometer

A sphygmomanometer ( SFIG-moh-mə-NO-mi-tər), also known as a blood pressure monitor, or blood pressure gauge, is a device used to measure blood pressure, composed of an inflatable cuff to collapse and then release the artery under the cuff in a controlled manner, and a mercury or aneroid manometer to measure the pressure. Manual sphygmomanometers are used with a stethoscope when using the auscultatory technique.