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PALPITATION OF THE HEART

\pˌalpɪtˈe͡ɪʃən ɒvðə hˈɑːt], \pˌalpɪtˈe‍ɪʃən ɒvðə hˈɑːt], \p_ˌa_l_p_ɪ_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n ɒ_v_ð_ə h_ˈɑː_t]\

Definitions of PALPITATION OF THE HEART

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A violent, rapid, and often irregular beating of the heart, caused by emotional excitement, disease, or excessive action of any kind.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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