dicrotic
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of dicrotic
1700–10; < Greek díkrot ( os ) double beating ( di- di- 1 + krótos a clapping, rattling noise) + -ic
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As ventricular pressure drops, there is a tendency for blood to flow back into the atria from the major arteries, producing the dicrotic notch in the ECG and closing the two semilunar valves.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The general form of a low tension pulse is a sharp upstroke, a pointed summit, and a secondary wave on the base line, which corresponds to the dicrotic wave.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
During the crisis, and for a day or two thereafter, the pulse may be weak, compressible, and dicrotic, and occasionally irregular.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
A pulse tracing shows that the normal impulse and dicrotic waves are lost, and that the force and rapidity of the tidal wave are diminished.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
Such a pulse can be easily palpated, and is known as a dicrotic pulse.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
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