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PRONUNCIATION OF SPHYGMUS

sphygmus  [ˈsfɪɡməs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPHYGMUS

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sphygmus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPHYGMUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sphygmus

Pulse

In medicine, one's pulse represents the tactile arterial palpation of the heartbeat by trained fingertips. The pulse may be palpated in any place that allows an artery to be compressed against a bone, such as at the neck, on the inside of the elbow, at the wrist, at the groin, behind the knee, near the ankle joint, and on foot. Pulse is equivalent to measuring the heart rate. The heart rate can also be measured by listening to the heart beat directly, traditionally using a stethoscope and counting it for a minute. The study of the pulse is known as sphygmology.

Definition of sphygmus in the English dictionary

The definition of sphygmus in the dictionary is a pulse or a throbbing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPHYGMUS


anonymous
əˈnɒnɪməs
autonomous
ɔːˈtɒnəməs
borborygmus
ˌbɔːbəˈrɪɡməs
Christmas
ˈkrɪsməs
enormous
ɪˈnɔːməs
Erasmus
ɪˈræzməs
famous
ˈfeɪməs
hummus
ˈhʊməs
humus
ˈhjuːməs
hypothalamus
ˌhaɪpəˈθæləməs
infamous
ˈɪnfəməs
maximus
ˈmæksɪməs
nystagmus
nɪˈstæɡməs
Palmas
ˈpælməs
primus
ˈpraɪməs
synonymous
sɪˈnɒnɪməs
Thermos
ˈθɜːməs
Thomas
ˈtɒməs
world-famous
ˌwɜːldˈfeɪməs
Xmas
ˈɛksməs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPHYGMUS

sphingid
sphingomyelin
sphingosine
sphinx
sphinx moth
sphinxlike
sphragistic
sphragistics
sphygmic
sphygmogram
sphygmograph
sphygmographic
sphygmography
sphygmoid
sphygmology
sphygmomanometer
sphygmometer
sphygmophone
sphygmoscope

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPHYGMUS

animus
Camus
gluteus maximus
Hieronymus
hippopotamus
hyoscyamus
isthmus
litmus
marasmus
minimus
Nicodemus
Nostradamus
Polyphemus
ramus
Remus
rhythmus
strabismus
tenesmus
thalamus
thymus

Synonyms and antonyms of sphygmus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sphygmus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPHYGMUS

Find out the translation of sphygmus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sphygmus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sphygmus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

脉搏
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sphygmus
570 millions of speakers

English

sphygmus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sphygmus
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النبض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пульс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sphygmus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sphygmus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sphygmus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sphygmus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sphygmus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sphygmus
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sphygmus
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sphygmus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sphygmus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sphygmus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पिगमास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nabız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sphygmus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sphygmus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пульс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sphygmus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sphygmus
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sphygmus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sphygmus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sphygmus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sphygmus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPHYGMUS»

The term «sphygmus» is barely ever used and occupies the 202.507 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPHYGMUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sphygmus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPHYGMUS»

Discover the use of sphygmus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sphygmus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science : ...
SPHYG'MOQRAPH, (sphygmus, and ypa<f*>, 'I describe.') An instrument which, when applied over an artery, id icates the character of the pulse n~ to force and extent of undulations. SPHYGMOLEGIUM, (sphygmus, and lego, 'I read/) ...
Robley Dunglison, 1868
2
German Dictionary of Medicine
... pulpolomy, removel (excisionl ot the dentel pulp Pulpitis /pulpitis, endodontics, inflemmetion oi the dentel pulp -/hyperpiestische hyperpiestic pulpitis, pulp potyp - simptex pisin pulpitis Puis m (Kerd] pulse, pulsus, beet, sphygmus (s e, unter ...
Fritz-Jürgen Nöhring, 1997
3
Progress in microcirculation research
This indicates that vasomotion is one of the important physiological phenomena that are independent of heart rate and respiratory cycle. The state of arteriole sphygmus was much decreased by mechanical pumping to the circulation during  ...
Hideyuki Niimi, 1994
4
The Medical Student; Or, Aids to the Study of Medicine: ...
... a constrictor; as the sphincter ani. Sphingonta, astringents, styptics. SPHYGMUS, Sm-worm (sovypog, <s<pvy_wq) ' the pulse.' Hence, 4Sphygmoid ( stdog, 'likeness;'). pulsatile. Sphymology (M-yog,' 'a discourse.') _The doctrine 92 nnnrcar.
Robley Dunglison, 1837
5
The physician's vademecum; or, A manual of the principles ...
Pulse, pulsus, puhatio, sphygmus, pouls, French — das puis, Ger., is the beating of the heart, the movement and dilatation of the arteries, considered in their relation to health and disease. The knowledge of the natural pulse, and of its ...
Robert Hooper, 1833
6
Current Research in Acupuncture
... Vital Essence” and formulated a mixture of medicines called the “ Shengmaiwenyatang” (a medicine soup to generate the sphygmus and stabilize the blood pressure, which is composed of Radix Panacis Quinquefolii, Fructus Schinsan-drae, ...
Ying Xia, Guanghong Ding, Gen-Cheng Wu, 2012
7
Mathematics and Science for Exercise and Sport: The Basics
Tomeasure blood pressure directly,an indwellingcatheter wouldhave to be placed directly into anartery. The sphygmomanometer (from sphygmus– pulse, and manometer– instrument for measuring fluid pressure)uses aninflatable cuff device ...
Craig Williams, David James, Cassie Wilson, 2008
8
WORD JUDGE USA
... SPHYGMOTONOGRAPH SPHYGMOTONOGRAPHS SPHYGMOTONOMETER SPHYGMOTONOMETERS SPHYGMOVISCOSIMETRIES SPHYGMOVISCOSIMETRY SPHYGMUS SPHYGMUSES SPHYNX SPHYNXES SPIC SPICA SPICAE ...
Maliha Mendoza Mahmood, 2013
9
Robertson's Words for a Modern Age: A Cross Reference of ...
... sphygmo- scope, sphygmoscopy, sphymosignal, sphyg- motonograph, sphygmotonometer, sphygmo- viscosimetry, sphygmus, sphymic, -sphyxia (pulse ) See sphygmo- for examples. spic- (see) See spec- for examples. spider See arachno- ...
John G. Robertson, 1991
10
Future Control and Automation: Proceedings of the 2nd ...
Filter circuit Pressure signal Alarm circuit Signal amplification ciruit LPC2103 Sphygmus signal Fig. 2 Hardware chart of collecting terminal node LCD12864 Button module Pressure sensor ZigBee wireless communication module Blood ...
Wei Deng, 2012

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Sphygmus [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sphygmus>. May 2024 ».
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