Medical Dictionary
pulsus paradoxus
noun pulsus par·a·dox·us \-ˌpar-ə-ˈdäk-səs\
Medical Definition of PULSUS PARADOXUS
: a pulse that weakens abnormally during inspiration and is symptomatic of various abnormalities (as pericarditis)
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