adj.
Pronunciation: d ī - ' krä-tik
Function: 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 \ ' d ī -kr ə - ˌ ti-z ə m \ noun