pulsatile
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of pulsatile
First recorded in 1535–45; from Medieval Latin pulsātīlis; See pulsate, -ile
Example Sentences
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“In this exploratory study dry cupping with a pulsatile cupping device relieved symptoms of knee OA compared to no intervention,” the researchers said.
From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024
The pulsatile subcutaneous pump has now revealed promising results in its first clinical trial.
From Science Daily • Oct. 20, 2023
In July 2010, Franklin saw an ear, nose and throat specialist for episodes of vertigo and pulsatile tinnitus, a rhythmic whooshing or thumping sound that can signal a serious disorder.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2021
The symptoms caused by fistulas in the dura are usually headache and pulsatile tinnitus, in which the sound of arterial pulsations become audible to the patient.
From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2016
The naked music, pulsatile and drowsy, turned hysterical as Zarathustra-Strauss waved on his Übermensch with an iron hammer and in frenzied, philosophic motions.
From Melomaniacs by Huneker, James
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