pulse wave. Etymology: L, pulsare, to beat; AS, wafian. a transient increase in blood pressure that spreads like a wave through the arterial system. It begins with the ejection of blood by the ventricles during systole.n electromyographic tracing associated with denervation and some types of primary muscle disease. pulse wave. the elevation of the pulse felt by the finger or shown graphically in a recording of pulse pressure.
It's the Venezuelan jungle in the 1960s. Chagnon is a young anthropologist. The green forest parts and a small, powerfully built man emerges, naked and proud. He has a glint in his eye, a light you don't see in other people, Chagnon continues. He is defiant, arrogant, king of the world.
Challis. First put into production in Norwich, England during the 1900s, challis is a thin soft material that is matte in texture and rather pliable. Available in solids as well as printed options, French Challis is a specialty fabric with a brilliant finish. Originally manufactured as the contrary to crepe, this fabric has an easy drape and is often used for softer tops and light garments, not an ideal bottomweight.