DECURTATUS
\dɪkˈɜːtatəs], \dɪkˈɜːtatəs], \d_ɪ_k_ˈɜː_t_a_t_ə_s]\
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'from de, and curtus, 'short,' 'shortened, curtailed,' 'running to point.' When applied to the pulse, it signifies a progressive diminution in the strength of the arterial pulsations, which, at last, cease. If the pulsations return and gradually acquire all their strength, it is called Pulsus decurtatus reciprocus. - Galen.
By Robley Dunglison
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