caprizant

caprizant
Bounding; leaping; denoting a form of pulse beat. [Fr., leaping, fr. L. caper, goat]

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cap·ri·zant (kapґrĭ-zənt) [L. caprizans, from caper a goat] bounding (like a goat); old term used to describe a strong pulse.

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  • 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 …   Useful english 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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