Word: sphygmographs
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sphyg
mo
graphs
Definition: Plural of sphygmograph; was a mechanical device used to measure blood pressure in the mid-19th century
Morphemes:
Affix: sphygm-
Language: en
Meaning: pulse
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σφύζω
Language: grc
Decoded: sphuzo
Meaning: to throb
Affix: -μός
Language: grc
Decoded: -mos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.
Affix: -graph
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: that is written
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.