catacrotism

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• Catacrotism — Catacrotic Cat a*crot ic, a. [Cata + Gr. ? a beating.] (Physiol.) Designating, pertaining to, or characterized by, that form of pulse tracing, or sphygmogram, in which the descending portion of the curve is marked by secondary elevations due to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• catacrotism — A condition of the pulse in which there are one or more secondary expansions of the artery following the main beat, producing secondary upward waves on the downstroke of the pulse tracing. [cata + G. krotos, beat] * * * ca·tac·ro·tism (kə… …   Medical dictionary