Predicrotic
Pronunciation : Pre`di*crot"ic
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: A term applied to the pulse wave sometimes seen in a pulse curve or sphygmogram, between the apex of the curve and the dicrotic wave. The predicrotic or tidal wave is best marked in a hard pulse, i. e., where the blood pressure is high. Landois & Stirling.
(Physiol.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913