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dicrotic
(di|crot¦ic)
Pronunciation:
/dʌɪˈkrɒtɪk/
adjective
Medicine
denoting a pulse in which a double beat is detectable for each beat of the heart.
Origin:
early 19th century
: from Greek
dikrotos
'beating twice'
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