- tricrotic pulse
- a pulse in which the tracing shows three expansions of the artery in one beat. See also anatricrotic p. and catatricrotic p.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
tricrotic pulse
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tricrotic — [trī krät′ik] adj. [< Gr trikrotos, (rowed) with triple stroke < tri ,TRI + krotein, to beat (< IE * kret , to strike > OE hrindan, to push) + IC] Physiol. designating or of a pulse having three separate rhythmic waves to each beat… … English World dictionary
tricrotic — tricrotism /truy kreuh tiz euhm, trik reuh /, n. /truy krot ik/, adj. Physiol. 1. having three arterial beats for one heartbeat, as certain pulses. 2. pertaining to such a pulse. [1875 80; < Gk tríkrot(os) with triple beat (tri TRI + krótos beat) … Universalium
tricrotic — Thrice beating; marked by three waves in the arterial pulse tracing. SYN: tricrotous. [tri + G. krotos, a beat] * * * tri·crot·ic (tri krotґik) [Gr. trikrotos rowed with a triple stroke; triple beating] pertaining to or characterized by… … Medical dictionary
tricrotic — adj. (of the pulse) having a triple beat. Etymology: TRI after DICROTIC … Useful english dictionary
polycrotic pulse — a pulse whose tracing shows secondary pulse waves; see dicrotic p. and tricrotic p … Medical dictionary
tricrotism — The condition of being tricrotic. * * * tri·cro·tism (triґkro tiz əm) presence of a tricrotic pulse … Medical dictionary
tricrotism — ˈtrīkrəˌtizəm, ˈtrik noun ( s) Etymology: tricrotic + ism : a condition of the arterial pulse in which there is a triple beat * * * triˈcrotism noun • • • Main Entry: ↑tricrotic … Useful english dictionary
