"pulsatile" meaning in English

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      "form": "more pulsatile",
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          "ref": "2002, Steve Aylett, The Velocity Gospel, Scar Garden 2010 (Complete Accomplice), p. 151",
          "text": "The Conglomerate itself was a pulsatile labyrinth of muscle, gelatinous pockets and hanging ganglion."
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        "Pulsating; that pulses."
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          "_dis1": "84 9 6",
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          "sense": "pulsating or vibrating",
          "word": "polsant"
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          "sense": "pulsating or vibrating",
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          "sense": "pulsating or vibrating",
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          "_dis1": "84 9 6",
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "pulsating or vibrating",
          "word": "pulsátil"
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          "sense": "pulsating or vibrating",
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        "Characterized by pulses."
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          "_dis1": "10 85 5",
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          "sense": "characterized by pulses",
          "word": "polsant"
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          "sense": "characterized by pulses",
          "word": "pulsátil"
        }
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        "Of a musical instrument: played by striking or beating."
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          "music"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) Of a musical instrument: played by striking or beating."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
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  "word": "pulsatile"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "pulsating or vibrating",
      "word": "polsant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "pulsating or vibrating",
      "word": "pulsatile"
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    {
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      "sense": "pulsating or vibrating",
      "word": "pulsatile"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "pulsating or vibrating",
      "word": "pulsátil"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "pulsating or vibrating",
      "word": "pulsátil"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "characterized by pulses",
      "word": "polsant"
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    {
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      "sense": "characterized by pulses",
      "word": "pulsátil"
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