Etymology

anacrotism

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Today it means: A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing, possibly indicative of an abnormal pulse due to heart or arterial issues. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κρότος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκρότος“striking”
  2. English todayanacrotism

From ana- (“upward”) + Ancient Greek κρότος (krótos, “striking”) + -ism.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκρότος all →

dicrotismmonocrotism

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