dicrotic
di·crot·ic
adj \dī-ˈkrä-tik\Definition of DICROTIC
1
of the pulse : having a double beat
2
: being or relating to the second part of the arterial pulse occurring during diastole of the heart or of an arterial pressure recording made during the same period
— di·cro·tism \ˈdī-krə-ˌti-zəm\ noun
Origin of DICROTIC
Greek dikrotos, from di- + krotos rattling noise, beat
First Known Use: circa 1811
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