BLOOD CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM LYMPHOID ORGANS
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
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The combining form sphygm/o means.
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measure
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pulse
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tension
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condition
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -combining form. indicating the pulsesphygmomanometer.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the term sphygmomanometer, the combining form sphygm/o means: pulse.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sphygm/o. The combining form that means “pulse"
Detailed explanation-4: -: an instrument for measuring blood pressure and especially arterial blood pressure.
Detailed explanation-5: -The word sphygmomanometer uses the combining form of sphygmo-+ manometer. The roots involved are as follows: Greek sphygmos “pulse", plus the scientific term manometer (from French manomètre), i.e. “pressure meter", itself coined from manos “thin, sparse", and metron “measure".
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