PULSE

n. Pu3ls. Gr., vyu.6s. Lat., puls us. Fr., pouls. Ger., Puls, Aderschlag. 1. A beat or throb; the movement of an artery or other ve el, especially the perceptible impulse communicated to the contained column of blood by each beat of the heart. [K.] 2. The seeds of many cultivated leguminous plants, such as beans, peas, etc. [a, 35.] Abdominal p. A p. observed in emaciated persons over the line of the abdominal aorta, [a, 34.] Abrupt p. A quick p. An acrotic p. A p. that is repeated in the line of ascent once (an a dicrotic p.) or twice (an a tricrotic p.). [Hayden (a. 34).] Aortic p. Ger., A or ten puls. 1. The p. of the aorta. 2. A, ape; A', at; A3, ah; A, all; Ch, chin; Ch2, loch (Scottish); [s. 356]