dicrotic

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek δίκροτος (díkrotos, double-beating) +‎ -ic, from δύο (dúo, two) +‎ κρότος (krótos, beat).

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Adjective

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dicrotic (not comparable)

  1. (pulse) Having a double beat.
    1. (physiology, medicine) Denoting a pulse in which a double beat is detectable for each beat of the heart.
      dicrotic notch of aortic pressure

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