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EXTRASYSTOLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does extrasystole mean?
• EXTRASYSTOLE (noun)
The noun EXTRASYSTOLE has 1 sense:
1. a premature systole resulting in a momentary cardiac arrhythmia
Familiarity information: EXTRASYSTOLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A premature systole resulting in a momentary cardiac arrhythmia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("extrasystole" is a kind of...):
systole (the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery)
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