QT interval

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A measurement made on an electrocardiogram, calculated as the time from the start of the Q-wave to the end of the T-wave, and approximates to the time taken from when the cardiac ventricles start to contract to when they finish relaxing.

Word forms

QT interval QT intervals

Synonyms

QT
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