monocrotism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A condition in which the pulse curve or sphygmogram shows only a single crest, the dicrotic elevation entirely disappearing.

Word forms

monocrotism

Etymology

From mono- + Ancient Greek κρότος (krótos, “a rattling, beating”) + -ism.

Derived words

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