Sphygmic
/ˈsfɪɡ.mɪk/noun
Relating to the pulse.
Did you know?Sphygmic comes from Greek sphygmós, meaning “pulse,” the same root behind sphygmomanometer, the device that literally measures your life-force beat by beat.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
σφυγμός (sphygmós)
“pulse; throbbing beat”
Late Greek
Greek
σφυγμικός (sphygmikós)
“relating to the pulse”
19th Century
English
sphygmic
“relating to the pulse, especially in medical usage”
Modern English
English
sphygmic
“relating to the pulse”
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