- catacrotism
- A condition of the pulse in which there are one or more secondary expansions of the artery following the main beat, producing secondary upward waves on the downstroke of the pulse tracing. [cata- + G. krotos, beat]
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ca·tac·ro·tism (kə-takґro-tiz-əm) [cata- + Gr. krotos beat] an anomaly of the pulse evidenced by appearance of a small additional wave or notch in the descending limb of the pulse tracing.
Medical dictionary. 2011.