pulsatile

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin pulsātilis, Latin pulsō + -ilis.

Adjective

pulsatile (comparative more pulsatile, superlative most pulsatile)

1. Pulsating; that pulses. [from 15th c.]
   • 2002, Steve Aylett, The Velocity Gospel, Scar Garden 2010 (Complete Accomplice), p. 151:

     The Conglomerate itself was a pulsatile labyrinth of muscle, gelatinous pockets and hanging ganglion.

2. Characterized by pulses.
3. (music) Of a musical instrument: played by striking or beating.

Derived terms

• nonpulsatile
• pulsatile tinnitus

Translations

pulsating or vibrating

• Catalan: polsant
• French: pulsatile (fr)
• Italian: pulsatile
• Portuguese: pulsátil
• Spanish: pulsátil

characterized by pulses

• Catalan: polsant
• Spanish: pulsátil

French

Etymology

By surface analysis, pulsation +‎ -ile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pyl.sa.til/
• Homophone: pulsatiles

Adjective

pulsatile (plural pulsatiles)

1. (anatomy) pulsatile (that pulses)

Noun

pulsatile f (plural pulsatiles)

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Further reading

• “pulsatile” in Cordial.
• “pulsatile” in L’Internaute.
• “pulsatile” in Le Dictionnaire.
• “pulsatile” in the Grand Dictionnaire terminologique (GDT) of the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF, Quebec Board of the French Language).
• “pulsatile”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse
• Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “pulsatile”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette
• “pulsatile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Etymology

By surface analysis, pulsare, pulsato +‎ -ile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pulˈsa.ti.le/
• Rhymes: -atile
• Hyphenation: pul‧sà‧ti‧le

Adjective

pulsatile m or f by sense (plural pulsatili)

1. (anatomy, uncommon) pulsatile (that pulses)

Derived terms

• pulsatilità

Further reading

• pulsatile in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• pulsatile in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• “pulsàtile” in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• “pulsatile”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026