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Extrasystole Moderate

Origin: Latin prefix extra-

Extrasystole has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a premature systole resulting in a momentary cardiac arrhythmia

2

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

See Also
extrasystolic extrasystolia premature extrastimulus rhythm pharmaceutical interruption skipped heartbeat
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
systole
Rhyming Words
ole nole vole tole iole sole mole hole kole dole bole cole role pole azole ecole whole drole dhole opole
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