- sphygmo-
- prefix denotingthe pulse.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
sphygmo-
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sphygmo- — ♦ Élément, du gr. sphugmos « pouls, pulsation ». ⇒SPHYGMO , élém. formant Élém. tiré du gr. « pouls, pulsation » , entrant dans la constr. de mots dans les domaines méd. et physiol. où il indique une relation avec le pouls. A. [Les mots constr.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
sphygmo- — [sfig′mō, sfig′mə] [< Gr sphygmos: see SPHYGMIC] combining form the pulse [sphygmograph]: also, before a vowel, sphygm … English World dictionary
sphygmo-oscillometer — An instrument resembling an aneroid sphygmomanometer used in the measurement of the systolic and diastolic blood pressure. [sphygmo + L. oscillo, to swing, + G. metron, measure] * * * sphyg·mo os·cil·lom·e·ter (sfig″mo os″ĭ… … Medical dictionary
sphygmo- — a combining form representing sphygmus in compound words: sphygmometer. * * * … Universalium
sphygmo — pref. pulse (Physiology) … English contemporary dictionary
sphygmo- — [ sfɪgməʊ] combining form Physiology relating to the pulse or pulsation: sphygmograph. Origin from Gk sphugmos pulse … English new terms dictionary
sphygmo- — combining form denoting the pulse … The new mediacal dictionary
sphygmo- — aff. a combining form meaning “the pulse” (sphygmograph) • Etymology: < Gk sphygmós throbbing, pulse, n. der. ofsphýzeinto beat … From formal English to slang
sphygmo- — a word element meaning pulse . Also, (before vowels), sphygm . {Greek, combining form of sphygmos} …
sphygmo- — comb. form Physiol. a pulse or pulsation. Etymology: Gk sphugmo f. sphugmos pulse f. sphuzo to throb … Useful english dictionary
