VAGINAL PULSE
\vˈad͡ʒɪnə͡l pˈʌls], \vˈadʒɪnəl pˈʌls], \v_ˈa_dʒ_ɪ_n_əl p_ˈʌ_l_s]\
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The perceptible arterial p. sometimes to be felt in the vagina as the result of heightened vascular development in the pelvis in consequence of pregnancy or of inflammatory disease, venous p. A pulsation noticed in the jugular vein and due to waves of pressure transmitted backward from the contracting heart. It shows usually three crests, known as the A. C. and V. waves.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
