palpitation
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pal·pi·ta·tion
(păl′pĭ-tā′shən)n.
1. A trembling or shaking.
2. Irregular, rapid beating or pulsation of the heart.
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pal•pi•ta•tion
(ˌpæl pɪˈteɪ ʃən)n.
1. the act of palpitating.
2. an unusually or abnormally rapid or violent beating of the heart.
[1595–1605; < Latin palpitātiōn- (s. of palpitātiō) a throbbing. See palpitate
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palpitation
1. rapid and irregular beating of the heart.
2. a trembling of the body, as from fear or anxiety.
See also: Heart2. a trembling of the body, as from fear or anxiety.
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Noun | 1. | palpitation - a rapid and irregular heart beat symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease |
2. | ![]() motion - a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion" tremolo - (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones tremor - shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease) |
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pal·pi·ta·tion
n. palpitación, latido; pulsación, aleteo rápido asociado con irregularidades del ritmo cardíaco.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
palpitation
n palpitación f, latido rápido o fuerte del corazónEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.