The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
polycrotic — adjective Of or pertaining to polycrotism; manifesting polycrotism a polycrotic pulse … Wiktionary
polycrotic — Relating to or marked by polycrotism. * * * poly·crot·ic (pol″e krotґik) [poly + Gr. krotos beat] characterized by secondary waves to each beat in the pulse tracing … Medical dictionary
polycrotic — adj. having multiple pulse waves per heart beat (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
polycrotic — poly·crot·ic … English syllables
polycrotic — |pälē|kräd.ik, lə̇|k adjective Etymology: poly + crotic of the pulse : having a complex or multiple beat and forming a curve with several secondary crests on a sphygmogram compare dicrotic, monocrotic * * * polycrotˈic adjective (Gr krotos a… … Useful english dictionary
polycrotic pulse — a pulse whose tracing shows secondary pulse waves; see dicrotic p. and tricrotic p … Medical dictionary
polycrotism — A condition in which the sphygmographic tracing shows several upward breaks in the descending wave. [poly + G. krotos, a beat] * * * pol·yc·ro·tism (pol ikґrə tiz əm) presence of a polycrotic pulse … Medical dictionary
-crotic — |kräd.ik, ēk adjective combining form Etymology: New Latin crotus (from Greek krotos, from krotos beat, clapping) + English ic; akin to Greek krotein to clap more at crotal : having (such) a heartbeat or pulse … Useful english dictionary
monocrotic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|kräd.ik adjective Etymology: mon + crotic of the pulse : having a simple beat and forming a smooth single crested curve on a sphygmogram compare dicrotic, polycrotic * * * monocrotic, crotous see mono 1 … Useful english dictionary
polycratism — to polycrotic: see poly … Useful english dictionary
