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MONOCROTOUS PULSE

\mˌɒnə͡ʊkɹˈə͡ʊtəs pˈʌls], \mˌɒnə‍ʊkɹˈə‍ʊtəs pˈʌls], \m_ˌɒ_n_əʊ_k_ɹ_ˈəʊ_t_ə_s p_ˈʌ_l_s]\

Definitions of MONOCROTOUS PULSE

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A form of p. which indicates a grave condition of the circulation and impending death. The sphygmographic tracing shows a simple ascending and descending line, without interruptions.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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