sphygmus
[ sfig-muh s ]
/ ˈsfɪg məs /
noun Physiology.
the pulse.
Origin of sphygmus
1910–15; < New Latin < Greek
sphygmós a throbbing, pulsation; cf.
asphyxia
Words nearby sphygmus
sphygmogram,
sphygmograph,
sphygmoid,
sphygmomanometer,
sphygmoscopy,
sphygmus,
sphynx,
sphyrectomy,
sphyrotomy,
spic,
spica