CATADICROTIC Meaning and
Definition
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Noting a pulse-tracing in which there are two minor elevations or notches interrupting the descending line.
A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.
Common Misspellings for CATADICROTIC
- catacrotic
- xatadicrotic
- vatadicrotic
- fatadicrotic
- datadicrotic
- cztadicrotic
- cstadicrotic
- cwtadicrotic
- cqtadicrotic
- caradicrotic
- cafadicrotic
- cagadicrotic
- cayadicrotic
- ca6adicrotic
- ca5adicrotic
- catzdicrotic
- catsdicrotic
- catwdicrotic
- catqdicrotic
- catasicrotic
Etymology of CATADICROTIC
The word "catadicrotic" stems from the field of medicine, specifically from the study of the pulse and blood pressure. It is composed of two Greek roots: "kata" and "dicrotic".
- "Kata" (κατά) means "down" or "against" in Greek.
- "Dicrotic" comes from "dicrotism" (δικροτισμός) in Greek, which refers to a particular characteristic of the pulse.
In medical terms, "dicrotism" describes the condition where there is a double beat or two distinct beats within one pulse. This term typically refers to the arterial pulse and is related to the closure of the aortic valve in the heart.
Therefore, "catadicrotic" can be understood as something related to a downward or against the dicrotic pulse.
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