parasystole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of arrhythmia caused by the presence and function of a secondary pacemaker in the heart, which works in parallel with the S-A node.

Word forms

parasystole parasystoles

Etymology

From para- + systole.

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