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PREDICROTIC
PREDICROTIC
Pre
`
di
*crot "
ic,
a. (Physiol.)
Defn: A
term
applied
to
the
pulse
wave
sometimes
seen
in
a
pulse
curve
or
sphygmogram,
between
the
apex
of
the
curve
and
the
dicrotic
wave.
The
predicrotic
or
tidal
wave
is
best
marked
in
a
hard
pulse,
i. e.,
where
the
blood
pressure
is
high.
Landois &
Stirling.
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