sphygmograph (plural sphygmographs)
A mechanical device used to measure blood pressure and pulse.
Source: Wiktionary
Sphyg"mo*graph, n. Etym: [Gr. -graph.] (Physiol.)
Definition: An instrument which, when applied over an artery, indicates graphically the movements or character of the pulse. See Sphygmogram.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 June 2025
(adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; “a modest apartment”; “too modest to wear his medals”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
