Home › Words › D › dicrotismdicrotismdicrotism means the condition of each beat of the pulse consisting of two sphygmographic waves.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, dicrotism ranks #12,996 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom di- + Ancient Greek κρότος (krótos, “a rattling, beating”) + -ism.nounThe condition of each beat of the pulse consisting of two sphygmographic waves.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dicrotic 78% match — Having a double beat. vs dicrotism →dicrotous 73% match — Synonym of dicrotic. vs dicrotism →dicrotal 69% match — Synonym of dicrotic. vs dicrotism →monocrotism 68% match — A condition in which the pulse curve or sphygmogram shows only a single crest, the dicrotic elevation entirely disappearing. vs dicrotism →hyperdicrotous 67% match — hyperdicrotic vs dicrotism →bicardia 62% match — The condition of having two hearts. vs dicrotism →bisferious 60% match — Exhibiting pulsus bisferiens. vs dicrotism →birhythmicity 60% match — The condition of being birhythmic vs dicrotism →