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dicrotic

Syllabification: (di·crot·ic)
Pronunciation: /dīˈkrätik/

Definition of dicrotic

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' + -ic

dicrotic in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of dicrotic in the British & World English dictionary