sphygmo-

a combining form representing sphygmus in compound words: sphygmometer.

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British Dictionary definitions for sphygmo-

sphygmo-

combining form

indicating the pulse: sphygmomanometer

Origin of sphygmo-

from Greek sphugmos pulsation, from sphuzein to throb

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