Catacrotic
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Catacrotic is an adjective meaning (physiology) Relating to, or characterized by, that form of pulse tracing, or sphygmogram, in which the descending portion of the curve is marked by secondary elevations due to two or more expansions of the artery in the same beat.
Meaning
(physiology) Relating to, or characterized by, that form of pulse tracing, or sphygmogram, in which the descending portion of the curve is marked by secondary elevations due to two or more expansions of the artery in the same beat.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sphygmic, predicrotic, cardiographic, catastatic, cataleptic, catacoustic.
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