| pulsus respiratione intermittens | An exaggeration of the normal variation in the pulse volume with respiration, becoming weaker with inspiration and stronger with expiration; characteristic of cardiac tamponade, rare in constrictive pericarditis; so called because these changes are independent of changes in the cardiac rate as measured directly or by electrocardiogram. Synonym: pulsus paradoxus, pulsus respiratione intermittens. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| diabetes intermittens | Diabetes mellitus in which there are periods of relatively normal carbohydrate metabolism followed by relapses to the previous diabetic state. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dyskinesia intermittens | Intermittent disability of the limbs due to impairment of circulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulsus | Synonym: pulse. Origin: L. A stroke, pulse (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulsus abdominalis | The soft, compressible aortic pulse occurring in certain abdominal disorders. Synonym: pulsus abdominalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulsus alternans | Mechanical alternation, a pulse regular in time but with alternate beats stronger and weaker, often detectable only with the sphygmomanometer and usually indicating serious myocardial disease. Synonym: pulsus alternans. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulsus anadicrotus | A pulse wave showing one or more notches or indentations on its rising limb that are sometimes detectable by palpation. Synonym: pulsus anadicrotus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulsus bigeminus | A pulse in which the beats occur in pairs. Synonym: bigemina, coupled pulse, pulsus bigeminus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulsus bisferiens | An arterial pulse with peaks that may be palpable. Synonym: pulsus bisferiens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulsus caprisans | A bounding leaping pulse, irregular in both force and rhythm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulsus catacrotus | A pulse in which there is an upward notch interrupting the descending limb of the sphygmogram. Synonym: pulsus catacrotus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulsus catadicrotus | A catacrotic pulse in which there are two interrupting upward notches. Synonym: pulsus catadicrotus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulsus celer | A pulse beat swift to rise and fall. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulsus celerrimus | <radiology> Corrigan's sign: increased pulse at wrist, aortic insufficiency, widened pulse pressure due to increased stroke volume, diastolic regurgitation (12 Dec 1998) |
| pulsus cordis | The apex beat of the heart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulsus debilis | A weak pulse. (05 Mar 2000) |