That form of the pulse in which a double beat can be appreciated at any arterial pulse for each beat of the heart; due to accentuation of the dicrotic wave. [G. di-, two, + krotos, a beat]
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n.
a condition in which the pulse is felt as a double beat for each contraction of the heart. It may be seen in typhoid fever.
• dicrotic adj.
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di·cro·tism (diґkrŏ-tiz-əm) the presence of a dicrotic pulse.Medical dictionary. 2011.