About The Word Palpitation

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Palpitation

Palpitation Meaning & Definition
Palpitation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Palpitation?

[n] a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"
[n] a rapid and irregular heart beat

Synonyms | Synonyms for Palpitation: quiver | quivering | shakiness | shaking | trembling | vibration

Related Terms | Find terms related to Palpitation: agitation | angina | angina pectoris | aortic insufficiency | aortic stenosis | apoplectic stroke | apoplexy | arrhythmia | arteriosclerosis | atherosclerosis | atrial fibrillation | auricular fibrillation | barrage | beat | beating | beriberi heart | cardiac arrest | cardiac insufficiency | cardiac shock | cardiac stenosis | cardiac thrombosis | carditis | chills of fear | cold creeps | cold shivers | cold sweat | congenital heart disease | cor biloculare | cor juvenum | cor triatriatum | coronary | coronary insufficiency | coronary thrombosis | creeps | dance | diastolic hypertension | didder | disquiet | disquietude | dithers | drum | drum music | drumbeat | drumfire | drumming | encased heart | endocarditis | extrasystole | fatty heart | fear and trembling | fibroid heart | fidgetiness | fidgets | flap | flask-shaped heart | flicker | flit | flitter | flop | flutter | frosted heart | goose bumps | gooseflesh | hairy heart | heart attack | heart block | heart condition | heart disease | heart failure | heartbeat | heartquake | heartthrob | heaving | high blood pressure | horripilation | hypertension | hypertensive heart disease | inquietude | ischemic heart disease | jimjams | mitral insufficiency | mitral stenosis | myocardial infarction | myocardial insufficiency | myocarditis | myovascular insufficiency | nervousness | ox heart | panting | paradiddle | paralytic stroke | paroxysmal tachycardia | patter | pericarditis | perturbation | pile | pitapat | pitter-patter | pound | pounding | premature beat | pseudoaortic insufficiency | pulmonary insufficiency | pulmonary stenosis | pulsation | pulse | quaking | quaver | quavering | quiver | quiver of terror | quivering | rataplan | rat-a-tat | rat-tat | rat-tat-tat | rattattoo | restlessness | rheumatic heart disease | rhythm | roll | round heart | rub-a-dub | ruff | ruffle | sclerosis | shake | shakes | shaking | shiver | shivers | shudder | spatter | splutter | sputter | staccato | stony heart | stroke | sweat | tachycardia | tat-tat | tattoo | tempo | thrill of fear | throb | throbbing | thrombosis | thrum | thumping | tom-tom | tremble | trembling | tremor | trepidation | trepidity | tricuspid insufficiency | tricuspid stenosis | turtle heart | twitter | uneasiness | unrest | varicose veins | varix | ventricular fibrillation | waver

See Also | motion | symptom | tremolo | tremor

Palpitation In Webster's Dictionary

\Pal`pi*ta"tion\, n. [L. palpitatio: cf. F. palpitation.] A rapid pulsation; a throbbing; esp., an abnormal, rapid beating of the heart as when excited by violent exertion, strong emotion, or by disease.

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