Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
SPHYGMOGRAPH
Etymology
Noun
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
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