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dicrotic
[dīkrot′ik]
Etymology: Gk, dikrotos double beating
pertaining to a waveform that has two separate peaks. A dicrotic notch in a normal arterial waveform indicates aortic valve closure.
dicrotic
having the characteristic of dicrotism, e.g. the dicrotic notch of the pulse.
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