English Explanatory Dictionary

palmoscopy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Observation of the pulse.
  2. Divination through examination of the pulse.

Word forms

palmoscopy

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παλμός (palmós, “quivering motion”) + -scopy. By surface analysis, palmo- + -scopy.

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