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Sphygmomanometer vs Aneroid - What's the difference?

sphygmomanometer | aneroid |

As nouns the difference between sphygmomanometer and aneroid

is that sphygmomanometer is a device used to measure blood pressure while aneroid is an aneroid barometer.

As an adjective aneroid is

not using or containing fluid.

sphygmomanometer

English

(wikipedia sphygmomanometer)

Alternative forms

* sphygmomanometre (nonstandard)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A device used to measure blood pressure.

    • Synonyms

    * blood-pressure cuff * blood pressure gage * blood pressure gauge * blood-pressure meter * blood pressure meter * sphygmometer

    Related terms

    * manometer * sphygmomanometric * sphygmomanometry

    See also

    * stethoscope

    aneroid

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not using or containing fluid

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An aneroid barometer