Main Entry: di·crot·ic

Pronunciation: \dī-ˈkrä-tik\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Greek dikrotos, from di- + krotos rattling noise, beat

Date: circa 1811

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

— di·cro·tism \ˈdī-krə-ˌti-zəm\ noun