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predicrotic
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predicrotic, a.
A term applied to the pulse wave sometimes seen in a pulse curve or sphygmogram, between the apex of the curve and the dicrotic wave. [1913 Webster]
"The predicrotic or tidal wave is best marked in a hard pulse, i. e. , where the blood pressure is high."
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