polycrotic
/ˌpɒlɪˈkrɒtɪk/Medicine. Now rare or historical
adjective
Of a pulse: having more than two beats; (of a sphygmographic tracing) having more than two peaks (in the declining wave).
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Lancet. From poly- + -crotic.
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