sphygmus

sphygmus
/sfig"meuhs/, n. Physiol.
the pulse.
[1910-15; < NL < Gk sphygmós a throbbing, pulsation; cf. ASPHYXIA]

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  • sphygmus — /sfig meuhs/, n. Physiol. the pulse. [1910 15; NL < Gk sphygmós a throbbing, pulsation; cf. ASPHYXIA] * * * sphygmus /sfigˈməs/ noun The pulse ORIGIN: Latinized from Gr sphygmos pulse • • • sphygˈmic adjective sphygˈmogram noun A sphygmograph… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sphygmus — /ˈsfɪgməs/ (say sfigmuhs) noun the pulse. {New Latin, from Greek sphygmos pulsation} …  

  • sphyg|mic — «SFIHG mihk», adjective. of or having to do with the pulse. ╂[< New Latin sphygmicus < Greek sphygmikós < sphygmós pulse1; see etym. under sphygmus (Cf. ↑sphygmus)] …   Useful english dictionary

  • СФИГМОГРАФИЯ — (от греч. sphygmus пульс и ...графил), запись колебаний стенок артерий (т. е. пульса) с помощью спец. прибора сфигмографа. По сфигмограмме судят об изменениях кровяного давления в артериях и ритме сердечных сокращений …   Естествознание. Энциклопедический словарь

  • sphygmic — /sfig mik/, adj. Physiol., Med. of or pertaining to the pulse. [1700 10; < Gk sphygmikós, equiv. to sphygm(ós) SPHYGMUS + ikos IC] * * * …   Universalium

  • sphygmo- — a combining form representing sphygmus in compound words: sphygmometer. * * * …   Universalium

  • 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

  • sphygmogram — n. a record produced by a sphygmograph. * * * ˈsfigməˌgram noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sphygmo + gram : a tracing made by a sphygmograph and consisting of a series of curves that correspond to the beats of the heart * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sphygmometer — sfigˈmäməd.ə(r) noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sphygmo + meter : an instrument for measuring the strength of the pulse beat * * * sphygmōmanomˈeter or sphygmomˈeter noun An instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sphygmographic — adjective see sphygmograph * * * sphygmographˈic adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑sphygmus …   Useful english dictionary

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