-crotic

adjective combining form

-crot·​ic

¦krätik,

-ēk

: having (such) a heartbeat or pulse

polycrotic

Word History

Etymology

New Latin -crotus (from Greek -krotos, from krotos beat, clapping) + English -ic; akin to Greek krotein to clap

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