Collapsing pulse
PULSE THAT IS BOUNDING AND FORCEFUL, RAPIDLY INCREASING AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLAPSING
Corrigan's pulse; Corrigan pulse; Bounding pulse; Corrigan's sign; Water hammer pulse; Watson's water hammer pulse
Watson's water hammer pulse, also known as Corrigan's pulse or collapsing pulse, is the medical sign (seen in aortic regurgitation) which describes a pulse that is bounding and forceful, rapidly increasing and subsequently collapsing, as if it were the sound of a water hammer that was causing the pulse.