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Definition: MONOCROTISM

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. That condition of the pulse in which the pulse curve or sphygmogram shows but a single crest, the dicrotic elevation entirely disappearing.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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

Etymology:Monocrotism \Mo*noc"ro*tism\, noun. [from Greek expression mo`nos alone beating.]. (references)

Definition: MONOCROTISM

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. That condition of the pulse in which the pulse curve or sphygmogram shows but a single crest, the dicrotic elevation entirely disappearing.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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

Etymology:Monocrotism \Mo*noc"ro*tism\, noun. [from Greek expression mo`nos alone beating.]. (references)