dicrotic

[ dahy-krot-ik ]
/ daɪˈkrɒt ɪk /

adjective Physiology.

having or pertaining to a double beat of the pulse for each beat of the heart.

Origin of dicrotic

1700–10; < Greek díkrot(os) double beating ( di- di-1 + krótos a clapping, rattling noise) + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM dicrotic

di·cro·tism [dahy-kruh-tiz-uh m] /ˈdaɪ krəˌtɪz əm/, noun hy·per·di·crot·ic, adjective hy·per·di·cro·tism, noun pre·di·crot·ic, adjective

Words nearby dicrotic

dicoria, dicot, dicotyledon, dicotyledonous, dicoumarin, dicrotic, dicrotic notch, dicrotic pulse, dicrotic wave, dicrotism, dict.

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British Dictionary definitions for dicrotism

dicrotic

dicrotal (ˈdaɪkrətəl)

/ (daɪˈkrɒtɪk) /

adjective

physiol having or relating to a double pulse for each heartbeat

Derived forms of dicrotic

dicrotism (ˈdaɪkrəˌtɪzəm), noun

Word Origin for dicrotic

C19: from Greek dikrotos double-beating, from di- 1 + krotein to beat

Medical definitions for dicrotism

dicrotism
[ dī′krə-tĭz′əm ]

n.

A condition in which the pulse is felt as two beats per single heartbeat.

Other words from dicrotism

di•crot′ic (-krŏt′ĭk) adj.