catatricrotism
[kat″ah-tri´kro-tizm] a pulse anomaly in which three small additional waves or notches appear in the descending limb of the pulse tracing. adj., adj catatricrot´ic.
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cat·a·tri·cro·tism
(kat'ă-trī'krō-tizm), A condition of the pulse marked by three minor expansions of the artery following the main beat, producing three secondary upward waves on the downstroke of the pulse tracing.
[cata- + G. tri-, three, + krotos, beat]
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cat·a·tri·cro·tism
(kat'ă-trī'krō-tizm) An anomaly or condition of the pulse marked by three minor expansions of the artery following the main beat, producing three secondary upward waves on the downstroke of the pulse tracing.
[cata- + G. tri-, three, + krotos, beat]
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