dicrotic
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- dicrotism noun
- hyperdicrotic adjective
- hyperdicrotism noun
- predicrotic adjective
Etymology
Origin of dicrotic
1700–10; < Greek díkrot ( os ) double beating ( di- di- 1 + krótos a clapping, rattling noise) + -ic
Example Sentences
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As ventricular pressure drops, there is a tendency for blood to flow back into the atria from the major arteries, producing the dicrotic notch in the ECG and closing the two semilunar valves.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The general form of a low tension pulse is a sharp upstroke, a pointed summit, and a secondary wave on the base line, which corresponds to the dicrotic wave.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
The second upward rise in the decline is called the recoil, or the dicrotic wave, and is due to the sudden closure of the aortic valves and the recoil of the blood wave.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)
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.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
Such a pulse can be easily palpated, and is known as a dicrotic pulse.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
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