pulsatile

[ puhl-suh-til, -tahyl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

pulsatile

/ ˌpʌlsəˈtɪlɪtɪ; ˈpʌlsəˌtaɪl /

First recorded in 1535–45; from Medieval Latin pulsātīlis; See pulsate, -ile

It is pulsatile, and a systolic bruit or a “thrilling” murmur may be heard over it.

He studied particularly the movements of the heart, the action of the valves, and the pulsatile forces in the arteries.

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