Medical Definition of Bishop's sphygmoscope
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An instrument for measuring the blood pressure, with special reference to diastolic pressure; the tube is filled with a solution of cadmium borotungstate, and the scale is the reverse of that of a mercurial manometer, the pressure being made directly by the weight of the liquid and not by compressed air.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bishop's Sphygmoscope
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