pulsatile adjective. ['pʌlsǝtʌɪl] LME.
[medieval Latin pulsatilis (spec. in vena pulsatilis artery), formed as PULSATE: see -ILE.]
1. (Esp. of the heart, an artery, a vesicle, etc.) having the capacity or property of pulsating; exhibiting or characterized by pulsation. LME.

2. Of a musical instrument: played by striking or percussion; percussive. M18.

■ pulsa'tility noun M19.

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