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Systole — The time period when the heart is contracting. The period specifically during which the left ventricle of the heart contracts. The final letter in systole is pronounced as a long e as in lee. The adjective for systole is systolic. The systolic… … Medical dictionary
aborted systole — a weak systole, usually premature, not associated with pulsation of a peripheral artery … Medical dictionary
extrasystole — A nonspecific word for an ectopic beat from any source in the heart. SYN: premature beat, premature systole. atrial e. premature complex of the heart arising from an ectopic atrial focus … Medical dictionary
extrasystole — noun a premature systole resulting in a momentary cardiac arrhythmia • Hypernyms: ↑systole … Useful english dictionary
cardiovascular disease — Introduction any of the diseases, whether congenital or acquired, of the heart and blood vessels (blood vessel). Among the most important are atherosclerosis, rheumatic heart disease, and vascular inflammation. Cardiovascular diseases are a … Universalium
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy — Classification and external resources ICD 10 I42.1–I42.2 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
pré- — ♦ Élément, du lat. prae « devant, en avant », marquant l antériorité dans le temps (préavis, préconçu, préhistoire, préscolaire), ou dans l espace (préoral, Préalpes). ⊗ CONTR. Post . ● pré Préfixe, du latin prae, devant, indiquant l antériorité… … Encyclopédie Universelle
interval — A time or space between two periods or objects; a break in continuity. [L. inter vallum, space between breastworks in a camp, an i., fr. vallum, a rampart, wall] a c i. the i. between the onset of the a wave and that of the c wave of the jugular… … Medical dictionary
Aortic insufficiency — See also: mitral regurgitation and tricuspid insufficiency Aortic insufficiency Classification and external resources Micrograph of myxomatous degeneration – a cause of aortic insufficiency … Wikipedia
