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acrotism

 
Dictionary: Ac·ro·tism
 

n. (ăk"rō̍*tĭz'm)

[Gr. 'a priv. + kro`tos a rattling, beating.]
(Med.) Lack or defect of pulsation.


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Medical Dictionary: ac·ro·tism
 
(ăk'rə-tĭz'əm)
n.

Absent or imperceptible pulse.

a·crot'ic (ə-krŏt'ĭk) adj.
 
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Absence or imperceptibility of the pulse.

 
 

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