radial pulse
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈreɪdiəl pʌls/
- Specialized
:
pulso radial
- His radial pulse bounds against my fingers.
- got a radial pulse
- a good radial pulse
Examples
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It should be tight enough to impede the venous flow, but not occlude arterial flow (a radial pulse should still be present).
Academic text (2014) -
The radial pulse can be checked really easily on your own wrist; place your middle and index fingers (not the thumb) on your wrist, close to the artery, until you feel the pulse.
Blog text (27) -
- Radial pulse is weak.
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- Radial pulse is weaker.
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She reached across and held his hand and automatically checked a radial pulse for rate and rhythm.
Fiction book (1993) -
The brachial and/or radial pulse should be assessed to ensure that there is no vascular injury.
Academic text (2006) -
To check your heart rate, place your fingers on your wrist to feel the radial pulse.
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The nurse counted the radial pulse to monitor the patient's heart rate during the examination.
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An irregular radial pulse can indicate potential heart issues that require further investigation.
Synonyms
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2.3
The regular beat you feel in your wrist or neck from the heart
A regular throbbing in an artery when the heart pumps blood
How Strong
- Specialized
2
4.2
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'radial' locates something at the radius/wrist area and 'pulse' denotes the heartbeat throbbing, so a learner who knows both words can infer it is the pulse felt at the wrist. Although medical, the compound follows regular English noun formation and has an obvious spatial relation that is cross-linguistically common, making it readily understandable.
Etymology
Radial pulse names the beat you feel at a particular spot on the wrist. Radial points to the side of the wrist near the thumb and pulse is the 'beat' of the artery, so 'radial pulse' means the heartbeat you check at the wrist.