monocrotic

monocrotic
Denoting a pulse the curve of which presents no notch or subsidiary wave in its descending line. [mono- + G. krotos, a beat]

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mono·crot·ic -'krät-ik adj of the pulse having a simple beat and forming a smooth single-crested curve on a sphygmogram compare DICROTIC (1)

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  • Monocrotic — Mon o*crot ic, a. (Physiol.) Of, pertaining to, or showing, monocrotism; as, a monocrotic pulse; a pulse of the monocrotic type. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • monocrotic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|kräd.ik adjective Etymology: mon + crotic of the pulse : having a simple beat and forming a smooth single crested curve on a sphygmogram compare dicrotic, polycrotic * * * monocrotic, crotous see mono 1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • monocrotic — adj. of a single time, of a single occurrence …   English contemporary dictionary

  • monocrotic — mono·crot·ic …   English syllables

  • monocrotic pulse — a pulse in which the tracing has just one waveform per beat of the artery …   Medical dictionary

  • monocrotism — The state in which the pulse is monocrotic. [mono + G. krotos, a beat] * * * mo·noc·ro·tism (mə nokґrə tiz əm) [mono + Gr. krotos beat] presence of a monocrotic pulse, with neither an anacrotic nor a dicrotic notch. monocrotic adj …   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

  • 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

  • pulsus — SYN: pulse. [L. a stroke, pulse] p. abdominalis SYN: abdominal pulse. p. alternans SYN: alternating pulse. p. anadicrotus SYN: anacrotic pulse. p. bigeminus SYN: bigeminal pulse. p. bisferiens SYN: bisferious pulse. p. caprisans a bounding… …   Medical dictionary

  • polycrotic — |pälē|kräd.ik, lə̇|k adjective Etymology: poly + crotic of the pulse : having a complex or multiple beat and forming a curve with several secondary crests on a sphygmogram compare dicrotic, monocrotic * * * polycrotˈic adjective (Gr krotos a… …   Useful english dictionary

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