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sphygmic

[ sfig-mik ]
/ ˈsfɪg mɪk /
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adjective Physiology, Medicine/Medical.
of or relating to the pulse.
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Origin of sphygmic

1700–10; <Greek sphygmikós, equivalent to sphygm(ós) sphygmus + -ikos-ic

OTHER WORDS FROM sphygmic

post·sphyg·mic, adjective

Words nearby sphygmic

sphinxlike, sphinx moth, sphragistic, sphragistics, sp. ht., sphygmic, sphygmo-, sphygmogram, sphygmograph, sphygmoid, sphygmomanometer
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British Dictionary definitions for sphygmic

sphygmic
/ (ˈsfɪɡmɪk) /
adjective
physiol of or relating to the pulse
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