tricrotism
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tri·crot·ic
(trī-krŏt′ĭk)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 (trī′krə-tĭz′əm) n.
tricrotism
the condition of having three arterial beats for every one heart-beat, as in certain pulses. — tricrotic, adj.
See also: Body, Humanthe condition of having three arterial beats for every one heartbeat, as in certain pulses. — tricrotic, adj.
See also: Heart