anacrotism
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek up, again + a stroke.
Noun
anacrotism (uncountable)
- (biology) A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing.
Translations
secondary notch in the pulse curve
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for anacrotism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Anagrams
- aromantics, manticoras