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/sfig"mik/, adj. Physiol., Med.of or pertaining to the pulse.[1700-10; < Gk sphygmikós, equiv. to sphygm(ós) SPHYGMUS + -ikos -IC]
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Sphygmic — Sphyg mic, a. [Gr. ??? the pulse.] (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the pulse. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sphygmic — [sfig′mik] adj. [ModL sphygmicus < Gr sphygmikos < sphygmos, the pulse < sphyzein, to throb] Physiol. of the pulse … English World dictionary
sphygmic — Relating to the pulse. * * * sphyg·mic sfig mik adj of or relating to the circulatory pulse * * * sphyg·mic (sfigґmik) [Gr. sphygmikos] pertaining to the pulse … Medical dictionary
sphygmic — adj. of the pulse (Physiology) … English contemporary dictionary
sphygmic — sphyg·mic … English syllables
sphygmic — /ˈsfɪgmɪk/ (say sfigmik) adjective of or relating to the pulse. {Greek sphygmikos} …
sphygmic — a. pertaining to pulse (of heart). ♦ sphygmochronograph, n. instrument recording pulse. ♦ sphygmodic, a. pulsating. ♦ sphygmograph, n. instrument recording pulse of artery. ♦ sphygmoid, a. like a pulse. ♦ sphygmology, n. study of … Dictionary of difficult words
sphygmic — ˈsfigmik adjective Etymology: Greek sphygmikos, from sphygmos pulse + ikos ic : of or relating to the circulatory pulse … Useful english dictionary
sphygmic period — ejection p … Medical dictionary
interval — A time or space between two periods or objects; a break in continuity. [L. inter vallum, space between breastworks in a camp, an i., fr. vallum, a rampart, wall] a c i. the i. between the onset of the a wave and that of the c wave of the jugular… … Medical dictionary
