pulsatile
adjEtymology From Medieval Latin pulsātilis, Latin pulsō + -ilis.
1
Pulsating; that pulses.
- The Conglomerate itself was a pulsatile labyrinth of muscle, gelatinous pockets and hanging ganglion.2002, Steve Aylett, The Velocity Gospel, Scar Garden 2010 (Complete Accomplice), p. 151
2
Characterized by pulses.
3
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Of a musical instrument: played by striking or beating.
- Derived terms
- nonpulsatile, pulsatile tinnitus