Wednesday 16 March 2011

Sphygmomanometer


[sfig-moh-muh-nom-i-ter]–noun Physiology .

an instrument, often attached to an inflatable air-bladder cuff and used with a stethoscope, for measuring blood pressure in an artery.

This device was invented in 1865 by an italian. Although its very very unlikley that Ivan however rich he was would have been able to get a holde of one of these its good to see the style of medical inventions around this time.

2 comments:

  1. My printer has packed up so I'm gonna upload pictures on my blog and show them that way.

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  2. thats cool lol im gunna print everything tomrow lol

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