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)

1. (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]