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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
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Monocrotism — Mo*noc ro*tism, n. [Gr. mo nos alone + ? a beating.] (Physiol.) That condition of the pulse in which the pulse curve or sphygmogram shows but a single crest, the dicrotic elevation entirely disappearing. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
Polycrotism — Po*lyc ro*tism, n. (Physiol.) That state or condition of the pulse in which the pulse curve, or sphygmogram, shows several secondary crests or elevations; contrasted with {monocrotism} and {dicrotism}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polycrotism — noun That state or condition of the pulse in which the pulse curve, or sphygmogram, shows several secondary crests or elevations; contrasted with monocrotism and dicrotism … Wiktionary
