tricrotic

[ trahy-krot-ik ]
/ traɪˈkrɒt ɪk /

adjective Physiology.

having three arterial beats for one heartbeat, as certain pulses.
pertaining to such a pulse.

Origin of tricrotic

1875–80; < Greek tríkrot(os) with triple beat ( tri- tri- + krótos beat) + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM tricrotic

tri·cro·tism [trahy-kruh-tiz-uh m, trik-ruh-] /ˈtraɪ krəˌtɪz əm, ˈtrɪk rə-/, noun

Words nearby tricrotic

tricostate, tricot, tricotine, tricotyledonous, tricresol, tricrotic, trictrac, tricuspid, tricuspid atresia, tricuspid insufficiency, tricuspid murmur

British Dictionary definitions for tricrotic

tricrotic
/ (traɪˈkrɒtɪk) /

adjective

physiol (of the pulse) having a tracing characterized by three elevations with each beat

Derived forms of tricrotic

tricrotism (ˈtraɪkrəˌtɪzəm, ˈtrɪk-), noun

Word Origin for tricrotic

C19: from Greek trikrotos having three beats, from tri- + krotos a beat

Medical definitions for tricrotic

tricrotic
[ trī-krŏt′ĭk ]

adj.

Marked by three waves in the arterial pulse tracing.