dicrotic

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di·cro·tism

 (dī′krə-tĭz′əm)
n.
A condition in which the pulse is felt as two beats per single heartbeat.
[From Greek dikrotos, double-beating : di-, two; see di-1 + krotos, rattling noise.]
di·crot′ic (-krŏt′ĭk) adj.
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dicrotic

(daɪˈkrɒtɪk) or

dicrotal

adj
(Physiology) physiol having or relating to a double pulse for each heartbeat
[C19: from Greek dikrotos double-beating, from di-1 + krotein to beat]
dicrotism n
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di•crot•ic

(daɪˈkrɒt ɪk)

adj.
pertaining to or having a double beat of the pulse for each beat of the heart.
[1700–10; < Greek díkrot(os) (di- di-1 + krótos beat, clap) + -ic]
di′cro•tism (-krəˌtɪz əm) n.
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