instrument for making arterial pulsations visible
• (n.) Same as Sphygmograph.
(sfig´mo-skōp) a device for rendering the pulse beat visible.
Sphyg'mo·scope noun [ Greek ......... the pulse + -scope .] (Physiol.) Same as Sphygmograph . 
Type: Term Pronunciation: sfig′mō-skōp Definitions: 1. An instrument by which the pulse beats are made visible by causing fluid to rise in a glass tube, by means of a mirror projecting a beam of light, or simply by a moving lever as in the sphygmograph.