Pulsatile \Pul"sa*tile\, a. [Cf. It. pulsatile, Sp. pulsatil.]
1. Capable of being struck or beaten; played by beating or by
percussion; as, a tambourine is a pulsatile musical
instrument.
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2. Pulsating; throbbing, as a tumor.
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