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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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