bigeminy

[ bahy-jem-uh-nee ]

nounMedicine/Medical.
  1. the occurrence of premature atrial or ventricular heartbeats in pairs.

Origin of bigeminy

1
1920–25; <Late Latin bigemin(us) double (equivalent to Latin bi-bi-1 + geminus twin) + -y3

Other words from bigeminy

  • bi·gem·i·nal, adjective

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