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Anacrotism

Anacrotism \A*nac"ro*tism\, n. [Gr. ?, up, again + ? a stroke.] (Physiol.) A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing. [1913 Webster] ||

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anacrotism

n. (context biology English) A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing.