sphygm- root words — words with the sphygm- root

The root sphygm- comes from Greek sphygmos, meaning pulse, throbbing. 3 words in Dendril are built from it, including sphygmic, sphygmograph, sphygmomanometer. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the sphygm- root

Explore words with sphygm- — words containing the sphygm- root and sharing its sense of "pulse, throbbing". Examples include sphygmic, sphygmograph, sphygmomanometer. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does sphygm- mean?

The sphygm- root means pulse, throbbing, from Greek sphygmos. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.