sphygmic

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UK/ˈsfɪɡmɪk/

adjective

Of or pertaining to the circulatory pulse.

OriginLatin sphygmicus ← Ancient Greek σφυγμικός →
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Meanings

adjectivesphygmic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableraremedicineOf or pertaining to the circulatory pulse.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσφυγμικός
  2. Latinsphygmicus
  3. Englishsphygmic

From Latin sphygmicus, from Ancient Greek σφυγμικός (sphugmikós), from σφυγμός (sphugmós, “pulse”), whence sphygm-.

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APA

sphygmic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphygmic

MLA

“sphygmic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphygmic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sphygmic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphygmic.

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