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.
Cabernet Sauvignon. Known as the king of red grapes because it produces wine with such character yet such diversity. It's responsible, in whole or in part, for some of the greatest wines in the world.