tricroticadj.

Brit.

/trʌɪˈkrɒtɪk/, U.S.

/traɪˈkrɑdɪk/

Etymology: < tri- comb. form, after dicrotic adj.; compare Greek τρίκροτος rowed with triple stroke, as a trireme.

Physiology.

Of the pulse or a sphygmographic tracing: Having or showing three undulations for each beat of the heart. tricrotic wave, the third of such undulations.

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the world > life > the body > vascular system > circulation > pulsation > [noun] > pulse wave or plateau

wave1838

tricrotic wave1876

plateau1894

tidal wave1896

the world > life > the body > vascular system > circulation > pulsation > [adjective] > types of pulsation

slowa1398

stronga1398

throbbinga1450

systematical1658

long1671

natant1707

undose1707

vermiculose1707

exalted1742

salienta1791

inciduous1822

fluttering1834

sharp1843

sluggish1843

tricrotic1876

tricrotous1877

bounding1879

short1898

quadrigeminal1906

plateau1923

1876 J. Van Duyn & E. C. Seguin tr. E. L. Wagner Man. Gen. Pathol. 630 The pulse of aged persons is tricrotic.

1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II Tricrotic wave, the third curve of the sphygmogram.

1913 W. A. N. Dorland Med. Dict. at Pulse Tricrotic pulse, one that is marked by three abnormally distinct sphygmographic waves to the pulse-beat.

Derivatives

ˈtricrotism n. tricrotic condition.

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the world > life > the body > vascular system > circulation > pulsation > [noun] > types of pulsation

throb1597

fluttering1719

elevation1725

frequency1732

wallop1787

bradycardia1890

tricrotism1891

1891 Cent. Dict. Tricrotism.

ˈtricrotous adj. = main sense.

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