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peytral (iou) and pulsatile flow (medicine)


peytral (iou)



peytral noun. ME.
[Anglo-Norman peitral, Old French peitral (mod. poitrail) from Latin pectorale breastplate, use as noun of neut. sing. of pectoralis PECTORAL. Cf. POITREL.]
Hist. A piece of armour to protect the breast of a horse, often richly ornamented. Also, a breast collar.

pulsatile flow (medicine)


pulsatile flow


Rhythmic, intermittent propagation of a fluid through a vessel or piping system, in contrast to constant, smooth propagation, which produces laminar flow. The quality of blood flow, whether smooth (laminar) or pulsatile, is important to the integrity of the tissues being artificially perfused by various heart assist devices or in Regional perfusion.