a. and sb. rare. Also 8 sphugmick. [ad. mod.L. sphygmicus, Gr. σφυγμικός, f. σφυγμός: see next.] a. sb. pl. The study of the pulse. b. adj. ‘Pertaining to the pulse, or to the knowledge or doctrine of the pulse’ (Craig, 1849).
1707. Floyer, Physic. Pulse-Watch, 336. The Ignorance of the Europeans in the Sphugmicks Science.
