dicrotic

adjective

di·​crot·​ic dī-ˈkrä-tik 

1

of the pulse : having a double beat

2

: being or relating to the second part of the arterial pulse occurring during diastole of the heart or of an arterial pressure recording made during the same period

dicrotism

ˈdī-krə-ˌti-zəm 

noun

Word History

Etymology

Greek dikrotos, from di- + krotos rattling noise, beat

First Known Use

circa 1811, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

dicrotic

adjective

di·​crot·​ic (ˈ)dī-ˈkrät-ik 

1

of the pulse : having a double beat (as in certain febrile states in which the heart is overactive and the arterial walls are lacking in tone) compare monocrotic

2

: being or relating to the second part of the arterial pulse occurring during diastole of the heart or of an arterial pressure recording made during the same period

dicrotism

ˈdī-krə-ˌtiz-əm 

noun