pulsatile

Pulsating; that pulses.

Adjective

  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. Of a musical instrument: played by striking or beating.

Origin

From Medieval Latin pulsātilis, Latin pulsō + -ilis.

Forms

more pulsatile most pulsatile

Derived

nonpulsatile pulsatile tinnitus