See Also: dicrotic(medicine)
dicrotic(dictionary)
dicrotic notch(medicine)
dicrotic pulse(medicine)
dicrotic wave(medicine)

dicrotic (iou)



dicrotic adjective. E19.
[from Greek dikrotos double-beating + -IC.]
Of the pulse: having a detectable double beat owing to an exaggerated dicrotic wave (see sense 2). E19.
Designating a usu. small transient increase in pressure during the overall decreasing pressure of a heartbeat, and a notch representing this in a sphygmogram. M19.
'dicrotism noun M19.