sphygmic
English
Etymology
From Latin sphygmicus, from Ancient Greek σφυγμικός (sphugmikós), from σφυγμός (sphugmós, “pulse”), whence sphygm-.
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: sfĭgʹmĭk, IPA(key): /ˈsfɪɡmɪk/
Adjective
sphygmic (not comparable)
- (physiology, rare) Of or pertaining to the circulatory pulse.
Related terms
- sphygmics
References
- “ˈsphygmic, a. and n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]