• (n.) That condition of the arterial pulse in which there is a triple beat. The pulse curve obtained in the sphygmographic tracing characteristic of tricrotism shows two secondary crests in addition to the primary.
(tri´kro-tiz-әm) the quality of having three sphygmographic waves or elevations to one beat of the pulse. adj., tricrot´ic., adj.
Type: Term Pronunciation: trī′krō-tizm Definitions: 1. The condition of being tricrotic.
tricrotism The condition of having three waves, a reference to the pulse.