POLYCROTISM

Noun

polycrotism

(physiology) That state or condition of the pulse in which the pulse curve, or sphygmogram, shows several secondary crests or elevations.

Coordinate terms

• dicrotism

• monocrotism

Source: Wiktionary


Po*lyc"ro*tism, n. (Physiol.)

Definition: That state or condition of the pulse in which the pulse curve, or sphygmogram, shows several secondary crests or elevations; -- contrasted with monocrotism and dicrotism.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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