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dicrotism

dicrotism noun: the condition of each beat of the pulse consisting of two sphygmographic waves.

Noun

dicrotism (countable and uncountable, plural dicrotisms)

  1. The condition of each beat of the pulse consisting of two sphygmographic waves.

Forms of dicrotism

pluraldicrotisms

Origin of dicrotism

From di- + Ancient Greek κρότος (krótos, “a rattling, beating”) + -ism.

Words formed from dicrotism

Questions about dicrotism

What does dicrotism mean?
Dicrotism means the condition of each beat of the pulse consisting of two sphygmographic waves.
What part of speech is dicrotism?
Dicrotism is a noun.
What is the plural of dicrotism?
The plural of dicrotism is dicrotisms.

Words near dicrotism in the dictionary

  1. dicrocoeliids
  2. dicroglossid
  3. dicroglossids
  4. dicrotal
  5. dicrotic
  6. dicrotism
  7. dicrotisms
  8. dicrotophos
  9. dicrotous
  10. dicrurid
  11. dicrurids

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