HyperDic: premature_ventricular_contraction

English > 1 sense of the expression premature ventricular contraction:
NOUNstatepremature ventricular contraction, PVCirregularity of cardiac rhythm
English > premature ventricular contraction: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaningirregularity of cardiac rhythm; recurrent occurrences can be a precursor of ventricular fibrillation.
SynonymPVC
Broadercardiac arrhythmia, arrhythmiaAn abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart
Spanishcontracción ventricular prematura, extrasístole
Catalanextrasístole ventricular

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