dicrotic

[dahy-krot-ik]

adjective

Physiology.

1. having or pertaining to a double beat of the pulse for each beat of the heart.

dicrotic

/ ˈdaɪkrətəl, daɪˈkrɒtɪk, ˈdaɪkrəˌtɪzəm /

adjective

1. physiol having or relating to a double pulse for each heartbeat

Other Word Forms

• dicrotism noun
• hyperdicrotic adjective
• hyperdicrotism noun
• predicrotic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dicrotic¹

1700–10; < Greek díkrot ( os ) double beating ( di- di- ¹ + krótos a clapping, rattling noise) + -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of dicrotic¹

C19: from Greek dikrotos double-beating, from _di- ¹ + krotein to beat

Example Sentences

During the crisis, and for a day or two thereafter, the pulse may be weak, compressible, and dicrotic, and occasionally irregular.

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It is not so often dicrotic as in typhoid fever.

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Dicrotic, dī-krot′ik, adj. double-beating—also Dī′crotous.—n.

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The pulse of high tension has a gradual rise, a more or less rounded apex, and the dicrotic wave is slightly marked and occurs about half-way down on the descending limb.

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Such a pulse can be easily palpated, and is known as a dicrotic pulse.

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