WordCmp.com

pulse vs femoral pulse

femoral pulse vs pulse

pulse and femoral pulse both are nouns.

pulse is a verb but femoral pulse is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pulse Yes No Yes No
femoral pulse Yes No No No
As nouns, femoral pulse is a hyponym of pulse; that is, femoral pulse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pulse:
  • pulse: the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
  • femoral pulse: pulse of the femoral artery (felt in the groin)
Other hyponyms of pulse include radial pulse.
pulse (noun) femoral pulse (noun)
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart pulse of the femoral artery (felt in the groin)
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.)
the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
pulse (verb) femoral pulse (verb)
produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses
expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
drive by or as if by pulsation
Difference between pulse and femoral pulse

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.