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Palpitation

//ˌpælpɪˈteɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An abnormal beating of the heart that may be perceived by the patient, a result of excitement, exertion, or illness. countable, uncountable

    "Sometimes my pulse beat so quickly and hardly, that I felt the palpitation of every artery; at others, I nearly sank to the ground through languor and extreme weakness."

  2. 2
    a shaky motion wordnet
  3. 3
    a rapid and irregular heart beat wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French palpitation, from Latin palpitatio.

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