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Predicrotic
Preˊdi-crot′ic
,Adj.
(Physiol.)
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.