sphygmoid

[ sfig-moid ]

/ ˈsfɪg mɔɪd /

adjective Physiology, Medicine/Medical.

resembling the pulse; pulselike.

Words nearby sphygmoid

sphygmic interval, sphygmo-, sphygmochronograph, sphygmogram, sphygmograph, sphygmoid, sphygmomanometer, sphygmoscopy, sphygmus, sphynx, sphyrectomy

Origin of sphygmoid

sphygm(o)- + -oid

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British Dictionary definitions for sphygmoid

sphygmoid

/ (ˈsfɪɡmɔɪd) /

adjective

physiol resembling the pulse

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Medicine definitions for sphygmoid

sphygmoid

[ sfĭg′moid′ ]

adj.

Resembling a pulse.