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Definition of: sphygmograph
(sfig′mə·graf, -gräf) noun
An instrument that, when applied over the heart or an artery, notes and records the character of the pulse and its rate, force, and variations: also called pulsimeter.
—sphyg′mo·graph′ic adjective
—sphyg·mog·ra·phy (sfig·mog′rə·fē) noun
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