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JERKING PULSE

\d͡ʒˈɜːkɪŋ pˈʌls], \d‍ʒˈɜːkɪŋ pˈʌls], \dʒ_ˈɜː_k_ɪ_ŋ p_ˈʌ_l_s]\

Definitions of JERKING PULSE

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The p. of aortic regurgitation; so called because from a state of emptiness the artery is suddenly filled with blood.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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