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A throbbing or rhythmic beating, as of a pulse or the heart. [L. pulsatio, a beating]

- balloon counter p. a form of circulatory assistance in which a balloon inflates in the aorta during diastole to improve diastolic pressure and deflates during systole to reduce left ventricular afterload. Cf.:intraaortic balloon pump.

- suprasternal p. any p. in the suprasternal notch at the anterior route of the neck.

pul·sa·tion .pəl-'sā-shən n

1) rhythmic throbbing or vibrating (as of an artery) also a single beat or throb

2) a periodically recurring alternate increase and decrease of a quantity (as pressure, volume, or voltage)