dicrotic
adjective
di·crot·ic
dī-ˈkrä-tik 
1
of the pulse
: having a double beat
2
: being or relating to the second part of the arterial pulse occurring during diastole of the heart or of an arterial pressure recording made during the same period
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dicrotic
adjective
di·crot·ic
(ˈ)dī-ˈkrät-ik
1
of the pulse
: having a double beat (as in certain febrile states in which the heart is overactive and the arterial walls are lacking in tone) compare monocrotic
2
: being or relating to the second part of the arterial pulse occurring during diastole of the heart or of an arterial pressure recording made during the same period
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