Corrigan's pulse and varicoarse veins

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  • Corrigan's pulse: ia jerky carotid pulse having a full expansion that appears to collapse and be completely empty between beats, sing of heart valve problem It is named after Sir Dominic John Corrigan, a Dublin physician.
  • varicose veins: large, swollen veins, usually found in the leg
  • very coarse.
  • Both these terms, are associated with bad blood circulation.