- anadicrotic pulse
- a pulse in which the ascending limb of the tracing has two waveforms separated by a notch, signifying a transient drop in amplitude.
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anadicrotic pulse
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anadicrotic wave — the wave on a tracing of an anadicrotic pulse … Medical dictionary
Pulse — The rhythmic dilation of an artery resulting from beating of the heart. It is often measured by feeling the arteries of the wrist. * * * Rhythmic dilation of an artery, produced by the increased volume of blood thrown into the vessel by the… … Medical dictionary
anacrotic — Referring to the upstroke or ascending limb of the arterial pulse tracing; an abbreviated form for anadicrotic, twice beating on the upstroke. SYN: anadicrotic. * * * ana·crot·ic (an″ə krotґik) 1. pertaining to the ascending limb of a… … Medical dictionary
dicrotic — Relating to dicrotism. [G. dikrotos, double beating] * * * di·crot·ic ( )dī krät ik adj 1) of the pulse having a double beat (as in certain febrile states in which the heart is overactive and the arterial walls are lacking in tone) compare… … Medical dictionary
