dicrotic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίκροτος (díkrotos, “double-beating”) +‎ -ic, from δύο (dúo, “two”) +‎ κρότος (krótos, “beat”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dʌɪˈkɹɒt.ɪk/
(General American) IPA^(key): /daɪˈkɹɑt.ɪk/
Rhymes: -ɒtɪk

Adjective

dicrotic (not comparable)

(pulse) Having a double beat.
1. (physiology, medicine) Denoting a pulse in which a double beat is detectable for each beat of the heart.
  dicrotic notch of aortic pressure

Derived terms

dicrotism
postdicrotic
predicrotic

References

“dicrotic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“dicrotic”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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