pulse : Idioms & Phrases
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femoral pulse
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noun pulse of the femoral artery (felt in the groin)
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poor man's pulse
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noun twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
horse grain; horse gram; Dolichos biflorus; Macrotyloma uniflorum.
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pulse counter
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noun an electronic counter that counts the number of electric pulses
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pulse generator
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noun a generator of single or multiple voltage pulses; usually adjustable for pulse rate
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Pulse glass
- an instrument consisting to a glass tube with terminal bulbs, and containing ether or alcohol, which the heat of the hand causes to boil; so called from the pulsating motion of the liquid when thus warmed.
Webster 1913
pulse height analyzer
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noun scientific instrument consisting of an electronic circuit that permits only voltage pulses of predetermined height to pass
kicksorter.
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pulse modulation
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noun modulation that imposes a signal on a train of pulses
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pulse rate
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noun the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
heart rate; pulse.
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pulse timing circuit
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noun a circuit that times pulses
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Pulse wave
(Physiol.) , the wave of increased pressure started by the ventricular systole, radiating from the semilunar valves over the arterial system, and gradually disappearing in the smaller branches.the pulse wave travels over the arterial system at the rate of about 29.5 feet in a second. H. N. Martin.
Webster 1913
pulse-time modulation
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noun modulation of the time between successive pulses
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radial pulse
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noun pulse of the radial artery (felt in the wrist)
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Recurrent pulse
(Physiol.) , the pulse beat which appears (when the radial artery is compressed at the wrist) on the distal side of the point of pressure through the arteries of the palm of the hand.
Webster 1913
To feel one's pulse
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(a) To ascertain, by the sense of feeling, the condition of the arterial pulse.(b) Hence, to sound one's opinion; to try to discover one's mind.
Webster 1913
Venous pulse
(Physiol.) , the pulse, or rhythmic contraction, sometimes seen in a vein, as in the neck, when there is an obstruction to the passage of blood from the auricles to the ventricles, or when there is an abnormal rigidity in the walls of the greater vessels. There is normally no pulse in a vein.