pulsatile

Adjective

Meaning

Capable of being struck or beaten; played by beating or by percussion; as, a tambourine is a pulsatile musical instrument.

Pulsating; throbbing, as a tumor.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rhythmic shock striking pulse pound beating percussion percussive staccato rhythmical throbbing pulsing palpitant pulsating pitapat
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Antonyms

still weak soft quiet calm faded
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Phrases with the word

pulsatile tinnitus

Examples

Aortic pressure is highest at the aorta and becomes less pulsatile and lower pressure as blood vessels divide into arteries, arterioles, and capillaries such that flow is slow and smooth for gases and nutrient exchange. Source: Internet

As far back as the late 1960s, researchers pinned the blame on the same vascular mechanisms—rapid constriction and dilation of blood vessels—that were responsible for the aura and pulsatile pain phases of migraine headaches. Source: Internet

Beta cells within pancreatic islets of Langerhans release insulin in a pulsatile fashion. Source: Internet

However, some people who experience certain types of tinnitus, especially pulsatile tinnitus, are actually hearing the blood rushing through vessels near the ear. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

pulsarlike pulsatance pulsate pulsatile tinnitus pulsatility pulsatility index