catadicrotism

catadicrotism
A condition of the pulse marked by two minor expansions of the artery following the main beat, producing two secondary upward waves on the downstroke of the pulse tracing. [cata + G. di-, two, + krotos, beat]

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cata·di·cro·tism (kat″ə-diґkro-tiz-əm) [cata- + di- + krotos beat] presence of a catadicrotic pulse.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Catadicrotism — Cat a*di cro*tism, n. [Cata + dicrotism.] (Physiol.) Quality or state of being catacrotic. {Cat a*di*crot ic}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Catadicrotic — Catadicrotism Cat a*di cro*tism, n. [Cata + dicrotism.] (Physiol.) Quality or state of being catacrotic. {Cat a*di*crot ic}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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