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dicrotism
di·cro·tism [ dkrə tìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
double-pulsed heartbeat: a physiological condition in which each heartbeat produces a double pulse, occurring in typhoid fever and other conditions
[Mid-19th century. < Greek dikrotos "double-beating"]

di·cro·tal [ dī krṓt'l ] adjective
di·crot·ic [ dī króttik ] adjective
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