polycroticadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɒlɪˈkrɒtɪk/, U.S.

/ˌpɑliˈkrɑdɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poly- comb. form, dicrotic adj.

Etymology: < poly- comb. form + -crotic (in dicrotic adj.).

Medicine. Now rare or historical.

Of a pulse: having more than two beats; (of a sphygmographic tracing) having more than two peaks (in the declining wave). Cf. dicrotic adj., monocrotic adj. at mono- comb. form 1.

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1875 Lancet 30 Oct. 622/1 She had lost a deal of blood, the result of which was obvious in her feeble polycrotic pulse, exsanguine lips, and anæmic features.

1890 Cent. Dict. XVI. 4601/2 Polycrotic, having several beats; having several secondary waves: said of some pulses.

1967 Amer. Jrnl. Cardiol. 19 574/2 These showed a sharp ascent of the carotid pulse and a slow polycrotic decline.

1978 Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift 90 Suppl. No. 83 3 The polycrotic pulse form is characteristic of hyperactivity of the sympathetic nervous system.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polycrotic
释义	polycroticadj. Brit. /ˌpɒlɪˈkrɒtɪk/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈkrɑdɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poly- comb. form, dicrotic adj. Etymology: < poly- comb. form + -crotic (in dicrotic adj.). Medicine. Now rare or historical. Of a pulse: having more than two beats; (of a sphygmographic tracing) having more than two peaks (in the declining wave). Cf. dicrotic adj., monocrotic adj. at mono- comb. form 1. ΚΠ 1875 Lancet 30 Oct. 622/1 She had lost a deal of blood, the result of which was obvious in her feeble polycrotic pulse, exsanguine lips, and anæmic features. 1890 Cent. Dict. XVI. 4601/2 Polycrotic, having several beats; having several secondary waves: said of some pulses. 1967 Amer. Jrnl. Cardiol. 19 574/2 These showed a sharp ascent of the carotid pulse and a slow polycrotic decline. 1978 Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift 90 Suppl. No. 83 3 The polycrotic pulse form is characteristic of hyperactivity of the sympathetic nervous system. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1875
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