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pulsatile
CIDE DICTIONARY
pulsatile, a. [Cf. It. pulsatile, Sp. pulsatil.].
- Capable of being struck or beaten; played by beating or by percussion; as, a tambourine is a pulsatile musical instrument. [1913 Webster]
- Pulsating; throbbing, as a tumor. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pulsatile, adj.
1 of or having the property of pulsation.
2 (of a musical instrument) played by percussion.
1 of or having the property of pulsation.
2 (of a musical instrument) played by percussion.
Etymology
med.L pulsatilis (as PULSATE)
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