tri·crot·ic (tr -kr t  k)adj. Medicine Having three waves or elevations to one beat of the pulse. [From Greek trikrotos, having a triple beat : tri-, three; see trei- in Indo-European roots + krotein, to beat.] tri cro·tism (trkr -tz m) n. |
tricrotic [traɪˈkrɒtɪk]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Physiol (of the pulse) having a tracing characterized by three elevations with each beat
[from Greek trikrotos having three beats, from tri- + krotos a beat]
tricrotism [ˈtraɪkrəˌtɪzəm ˈtrɪk-] n
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