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sphygmus

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[sfig-muhs] / ˈsfɪg məs /

noun

Physiology.
  1. the pulse.


Etymology

Origin of sphygmus

1910–15; < New Latin < Greek sphygmós a throbbing, pulsation; cf. asphyxia

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