Medical Definition of Barostat
1. A pressure-regulating device or structure, such as the baroreceptors of the carotid sinus and aortic arch, when connected to effectors providing negative feedback. Origin: G., baros, weight, pressure, + statos, made to stand (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Barostat
Literary usage of Barostat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1918)
"mercury column used as a barostat. If a sufficiently large number of cups are
used, to give the requisite rate of water movement, the apparatus functions ..."
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