1 Size-Tornadoes can vary widely in size. 2  A typical tornado in the United States is around 500 feet across, but some may be as narrow as just a few feet across or as large as a mile wide. 3  Wind Speed-The wind speed of a tornado can vary from 65 to 250 miles per hour.
It is always used in conjunction with a means to determine at what pressure blood flow is just starting, and at what pressure it is unimpeded. Manual sphygmomanometers are used in conjunction with a stethoscope. The word comes from the Greek ÏÏÏÎ³Î¼ÏÏ (sphygmos, pulse), plus the scientific term manometer (pressure meter).
noun, Physiology. 1. an instrument, often attached to an inflatable air-bladder cuff and used with a stethoscope, for measuring blood pressure in an artery. He who worships his sphygmomanometer as a thing apart and infallible will sooner or later come to grief.