Associations to the word «Extrasystole»

Wiktionary

EXTRASYSTOLE, noun. (medicine) A premature contraction of the heart, producing an interruption or irregularity in heartbeat rhythm, associated with heart disease or the use of some pharmaceuticals.

Dictionary definition

EXTRASYSTOLE, noun. A premature systole resulting in a momentary cardiac arrhythmia.

Wise words

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