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tricrotic

[ trahy-krot-ik ]

adjective

, Physiology.
  1. having three arterial beats for one heartbeat, as certain pulses.
  2. pertaining to such a pulse.

tricrotic

/ ˈtrɪk-; ˈtraɪkrəˌtɪzəm; traɪˈkrɒtɪk /

adjective

  1. physiol (of the pulse) having a tracing characterized by three elevations with each beat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • tricrotism, noun
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Other Words From

  • tri·cro·tism [trahy, -kr, uh, -tiz-, uh, m, trik, -r, uh, -], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tricrotic1

1875–80; < Greek tríkrot ( os ) with triple beat ( tri- tri- + krótos beat) + -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tricrotic1

C19: from Greek trikrotos having three beats, from tri- + krotos a beat

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