This instrument consists of an arm cuff and an air pressure pump. It is used to determine blood pressure
A) sphygmomanometer
B) echocardiograph
C) cardiac pacemaker
D) electrocardiograph
A
Explanation: This constructed term is written sphygm/o/man/o/metry, which literally means "the process of measuring pulse gas." The other choices are eliminated, as a pacemaker and electr/o/cardi/o/graph utilize electrical current. Ech/o/cardi/o/graph utilizes sound.
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