MEANING
Having a beating or throbbing rhythm rather than a steady continuous flow.
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Words that belong together
- pulsatile flow
- pulsatile motion
- pulsatile blood flow
On the page
The sensor registered pulsatile flow as the pump released fluid in separate beats.
Word forms
- Base
- pulsatile
Usage notes
Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: uncommon.
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