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Haemomanometer Haemomanometer H[ae]m`o*ma*nom"e*ter, n. [H[ae]mo- +
manometer.]
Same as Hemadynamometer.
haemomanometer Hemadynamometer He`ma*dy"na*mom"e*ter, n. [Hema- +
dynamometr.] (Physiol.)
An instrument by which the pressure of the blood in the
arteries, or veins, is measured by the height to which it
will raise a column of mercury; -- called also a
h[ae]momanometer.
Manometer Manometer Ma*nom"e*ter, n. [Gr. ? thin, rare + -meter: cf. F.
manom[`e]tre.]
An instrument for measuring the tension or elastic force of
gases, steam, etc., constructed usually on the principle of
allowing the gas to exert its elastic force in raising a
column of mercury in an open tube, or in compressing a
portion of air or other gas in a closed tube with mercury or
other liquid intervening, or in bending a metallic or other
spring so as to set in motion an index; a pressure gauge. See
Pressure, and Illust. of Air pump.
