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sphygmoid
sphyg·moid
/
ˈsfɪg
mɔɪd
/
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sfig
-moid
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adjective
Physiology, Medicine/Medical
.
resembling the pulse; pulselike.
Origin:
sphygm(o)-
+
-oid
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sphygmoid
(ˈsfɪɡmɔɪd)
—
adj
physiol
resembling the pulse
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Medical Dictionary
sphygmoid
sphyg·moid (sfĭg'moid')
adj.
Resembling a pulse.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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