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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A lack or defect of the pulse. uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

pulselessnesspulselessness

Etymology

From New Latin acrotismus, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, privative a) + κρότος (krótos, “a rattling, beating”) + -ismus.

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