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sphygmograph
CIDE DICTIONARY
sphygmograph, n. [Gr. the pulse + -graph.].
An instrument which, when applied over an artery, indicates graphically the movements or character of the pulse. See Sphygmogram. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sphygmograph, n. an instrument for showing the character of a pulse in a series of curves.
Derivative
sphygmographic adj. sphygmographically adv. sphygmography n.
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