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pul⋅sa⋅tion

  [puhl-sey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of pulsating; beating or throbbing.
2. a beat or throb, as of the pulse.
3. vibration or undulation.
4. a single vibration.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME pulsacioun < L pulsātiōn- (s. of pulsātiō). See pulsate, -ion
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pul·sa·tion   (pŭl-sā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act of pulsating.

  2. A single beat, throb, or vibration.

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Word Origin & History

pulsation 
1541, from L. pulsationem (nom. pulsatio) "a beating or striking," from pulsatus, pp. of pulsare "to beat, strike, push," freq. of pellere (pp. pulsus) "to beat, strike." Pulsate (v.) is recorded from 1741.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pul·sa·tion
Pronunciation: "p&l-'sA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : rhythmic throbbing or vibrating (as of an artery);also : a single beat or throb
2 : a periodically recurring alternate increase and decrease of a quantity (as pressure, volume, or voltage)
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pulsation pul·sa·tion (pŭl-sā'shən)
n.

  1. The act of pulsating.

  2. A single beat, throb, or vibration.

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