The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sphygmophone — An instrument by which a sound is produced with each beat of the pulse. [sphygmo + G. phone, sound] * * * n. a device to record the heartbeat or pulse in the form of amplified sound waves played through a loudspeaker or earphones. * * *… … Medical dictionary
sphygmophone — n. a device to record the heartbeat or pulse in the form of amplified sound waves played through a loudspeaker or earphones … The new mediacal dictionary
sphygmophone — sphygˈmophone noun An instrument that records and transmits pulse beats as sounds • • • Main Entry: ↑sphygmus … Useful english dictionary
sphygmo- — ♦ Élément, du gr. sphugmos « pouls, pulsation ». ⇒SPHYGMO , élém. formant Élém. tiré du gr. « pouls, pulsation » , entrant dans la constr. de mots dans les domaines méd. et physiol. où il indique une relation avec le pouls. A. [Les mots constr.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
sphygmic — a. pertaining to pulse (of heart). ♦ sphygmochronograph, n. instrument recording pulse. ♦ sphygmodic, a. pulsating. ♦ sphygmograph, n. instrument recording pulse of artery. ♦ sphygmoid, a. like a pulse. ♦ sphygmology, n. study of … Dictionary of difficult words
