monocrotism

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noun

A condition in which the pulse curve or sphygmogram shows only a single crest, the dicrotic elevation entirely disappearing.

OriginAncient Greek κρότος →
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Meanings

nounmonocrotism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA condition in which the pulse curve or sphygmogram shows only a single crest, the dicrotic elevation entirely disappearing.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκρότος“a rattling, beating”
  2. Englishmonocrotism

From mono- + Ancient Greek κρότος (krótos, “a rattling, beating”) + -ism.

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APA

monocrotism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocrotism

MLA

“monocrotism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocrotism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monocrotism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocrotism.

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