Sphinxlike
adjective
1.
like the Sphinx; enigmatic or inscrutable
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adjective, Physiology, Medicine/Medical. 1. of or relating to the pulse. adjective 1. (physiol) of or relating to the pulse sphygmic sphyg·mic (sfĭg’mĭk) adj. Of or relating to the pulse.
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- Sphygmo-
1. a combining form representing sphygmus, in compound words: sphygmometer. combining form 1. indicating the pulse: sphygmomanometer sphygmo- or sphygm- pref. Pulse: sphygmograph.