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catacrotic
Denoting a pulse tracing in which the downstroke is interrupted by one or more upward waves.

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cata·crot·ic .kat-ə-'krät-ik adj relating to, being, or characterized by a pulse tracing in which the descending part of the curve is marked by secondary peaks due to two or more expansions of the artery in the same beat

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cata·crot·ic (kat″ə-krotґik) 1. pertaining to the descending limb of a pulse tracing. 2. characterized by a notch (i.e., having two waveforms) in the descending limb of a pulse tracing.

Medical dictionary. 2011.