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CATACROTIC
CATACROTIC
Cat
`a *crot "
ic,
a. [
Cata-
+
Gr.
a
beating.
] (Physiol.)
Defn:
Designating,
pertaining
to,
or
characterized
by,
that
form
of
pulse
tracing,
or
sphygmogram,
in
which
the
descending
portion
of
the
curve
is
marked
by
secondary
elevations
due
to
two
or
more
expansions
of
the
artery
in
the
same
beat.
--
Ca
*
tac
"rotism (#), n.