extrasystolen.
/ɛkstrəˈsɪstəliː/ Pathology.
A heart-beat outside the normal rhythm.
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palpitation?a1425
panting1440
dunt1768
wallop1824
apex beat1847
afterbeat1853
impulse1873
extrasystole1900
sinus rhythm1911
afterpotential1930
afterload1941
preload1960
1900 in W. A. N. Dorland Med. Dict.
1907 Practitioner Apr. 454 Experimentally, an extra-systole can be easily produced by mechanical, thermal, chemical, or electrical stimulation.
1958 Spectator 11 July 60/2 Then the heart ‘thumps’. This is a common effect of stress: in medical terms, extra-systoles.
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