dicrotic

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dʌɪˈkɹɒt.ɪk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /daɪˈkɹɑt.ɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɒtɪk

Adjective

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

Derived terms

• dicrotism
• hyperdicrotic
• hypodicrotic
• postdicrotic
• predicrotic

 

References

• “dicrotic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “dicrotic”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.