(けつあつけい)

けつあつけい
noun
blood pressure monitor; sphygmomanometer
1. blood pressure monitor; blood pressure gauge
A medical device used to measure blood pressure. Available in both professional clinical models and home-use digital versions.
血圧計(けつあつけい)(はか)ってください。
Please measure with the blood pressure monitor.
家庭用(かていよう)血圧計(けつあつけい)()った。
I bought a home blood pressure monitor.
医師(いし)(すす)められて、毎朝(まいあさ)血圧計(けつあつけい)血圧(けつあつ)記録(きろく)している。
On my doctor's recommendation, I record my blood pressure every morning with a blood pressure monitor.

Composed of 血圧(けつあつ) (blood pressure) and (けい) (gauge, meter). The suffix (けい) is productive and appears in many instrument names such as 体温計(たいおんけい) (thermometer) and 体重計(たいじゅうけい) (scale).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 血圧計(けつあつけい)(はか)る (to measure with a blood pressure monitor)
  • 家庭用(かていよう)血圧計(けつあつけい) (home blood pressure monitor)
  • 手首(てくび)(しき)血圧計(けつあつけい) (wrist-type blood pressure monitor)
  • 上腕(じょうわん)(しき)血圧計(けつあつけい) (upper arm-type blood pressure monitor)