caprizant

caprizant
ˈcaprizant, a. Med.
[ad. medical L. caprizāns (pulsus), f. caper goat.]
Of the pulse: ‘Bounding’, uneven in motion.
1730–6 Bailey; and in mod. Dicts.

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  • caprizant — Bounding; leaping; denoting a form of pulse beat. [Fr., leaping, fr. L. caper, goat] * * * cap·ri·zant (kapґrĭ zənt) [L. caprizans, from caper a goat] bounding (like a goat); old term used to describe a strong pulse …   Medical dictionary

  • capricant — capricant, ante [ kaprikɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1838; caprisant XVIe; du lat. capra, avec le c médian de capricorne ♦ Didact. Inégal, saccadé, sautillant. Allure capricante. Pouls capricant. ● capricant, capricante adjectif (du latin …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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