sphygmus
[ sfig-muhs ]
/ ˈsfɪg məs /
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noun Physiology.
the pulse.
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Origin of sphygmus
1910–15; <New Latin <Greek sphygmós a throbbing, pulsation; cf. asphyxia
Words nearby sphygmus
sphygmogram, sphygmograph, sphygmoid, sphygmomanometer, sphygmoscopy, sphygmus, Sphynx, sphyrectomy, sphyrotomy, spic, spica
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