predicrotic

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Adjective

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pre=di=crot=ic

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CIDE DICTIONARY

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." [1913 Webster]

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