dicrotic

[ dahy-krot-ik ]

adjective

, Physiology.

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

dicrotic

/ ˈdaɪkrətəl; daɪˈkrɒtɪk; ˈdaɪkrəˌtɪzəm /

adjective

1. physiol having or relating to a double pulse for each heartbeat

Derived Forms

• dicrotism, noun

Other Words From

• di·cro·tism [dahy, -kr, uh, -tiz-, uh, m], noun
• hyper·di·crotic adjective
• hyper·dicro·tism noun
• predi·crotic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dicrotic¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dicrotic¹

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

Example Sentences

It is not so often dicrotic as in typhoid fever.

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During the crisis, and for a day or two thereafter, the pulse may be weak, compressible, and dicrotic, and occasionally irregular.

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Dicrotic, dī-krot′ik, adj. double-beating—also Dī′crotous.—n.

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The pulse of high tension has a gradual rise, a more or less rounded apex, and the dicrotic wave is slightly marked and occurs about half-way down on the descending limb.

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Such a pulse can be easily palpated, and is known as a dicrotic pulse.

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