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pulsation

[puhl-sey-shuhn] / pʌlˈseɪ ʃən /


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Scientists have long recognized that stiffness and excessive pulsation in large arteries are linked to stroke, dementia, and small vessel disease.

From Science Daily Oct. 14, 2025

It’s hard to know what to make of these data, which sometimes include any sign of life, such as umbilical cord pulsation, and don’t obviously differentiate miscarriage, stillbirth, and abortion.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2024

He recalled that Christian, a keen boxer, measured a pulse rate of 240bpm, but said there was "little pulsation" in his radial artery and "essentially no circulation" in his fingers.

From BBC Oct. 3, 2022

Meditation also seems to intensify theta-wave activity, a type of rhythmic electrical pulsation often associated with a state of calm.

From New York Times May 18, 2017

“A brief pulsation in the black hole of eternity. My advice to you—” “Wait and see,” I said.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner




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