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Tactile arterial palpation of the heartbeat by fingertips

In medicine, pulse is the rhythmic expansion and contraction of an artery in response to the cardiac cycle (heartbeat). The pulse may be felt (palpated) in any place that allows an artery to be compressed near the surface of the body, such as at the neck, wrist, at the groin, behind the knee, near the ankle joint, and on foot. The pulse is most commonly measured at the wrist or neck for adults and at the brachial artery for infants and very young children. A sphygmograph is an instrument for measuring the pulse. Wikipedia →

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  4. Read the landmark paper: An Active Pulse Transmission Line Simulating Nerve AxonCited 3,372 times
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📖 Definitions

Noun A normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin (for example, at the neck or wrist) are depressed, caused by the heart pumping blood through them; the qualitative nature of this beat.

Noun A normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin (for example, at the neck or wrist) are depressed, caused by the heart pumping blood through them; the qualitative nature of this beat.

Noun The rate of this beat as an indication of a person's health.

Noun A beat or throb; also, a repeated sequence of such beats or throbs.

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  2. Characteristics
  3. Patterns
  4. Common palpable sites
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