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sphygmoid

[ sfig-moid ]
/ ˈsfɪg mɔɪd /
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adjective Physiology, Medicine/Medical.
resembling the pulse; pulselike.
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Origin of sphygmoid

sphygm(o)- + -oid

Words nearby sphygmoid

sphygmic interval, sphygmo-, sphygmochronograph, sphygmogram, sphygmograph, sphygmoid, sphygmomanometer, sphygmoscopy, sphygmus, Sphynx, sphyrectomy
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British Dictionary definitions for sphygmoid

sphygmoid
/ (ˈsfɪɡmɔɪd) /
adjective
physiol resembling the pulse
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Medical definitions for sphygmoid

sphygmoid
[ sfĭg′moid′ ]
adj.
Resembling a pulse.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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