polycrotic

adjective

poly·​crot·​ic

¦pälē¦krätik,

-lə̇¦k-

of the pulse

: having a complex or multiple beat and forming a curve with several secondary crests on a sphygmogram compare dicrotic, monocrotic

Word History

Etymology

poly- + -crotic

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Rhymes for polycrotic

• abiotic
• aeronautic
• apoptotic
• asymptotic
• cyanotic
• eukaryotic
• idiotic
• meiotic
• patriotic
• prebiotic
• probiotic
• prokaryotic