sphygmoid

[ sfig-moid ]
/ ˈsfɪg mɔɪd /

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.
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