DICROTIC


Meaning of DICROTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dī-ˈkrä-tik ]

adjective

Etymology: Greek dikrotos, from di- + krotos rattling noise, beat

Date: circa 1811

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

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