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Definition: ANACROTISM

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Anacrotism" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Anacrotism \A*nac"ro*tism\, noun. [from Greek expression, up, again stroke.]. (references)

Definition: ANACROTISM

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "ANACROTISM" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Anacrotism \A*nac"ro*tism\, noun. [from Greek expression, up, again stroke.]. (references)