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gallop rhythm

 
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–noun Pathology.
an abnormal heart rhythm characterized by three clear sounds in each beat, resembling the sound of a horse's gallop.
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gal·lop   (gāl'əp)   
n.  

    1. A natural three-beat gait of a horse, faster than a canter, in which all four feet are off the ground at the same time during each stride.

    2. A fast running motion of other quadrupeds.

  2. A ride taken at a gallop.

  3. A rapid pace: Events were proceeding at a gallop.

  4. Medicine A disordered rhythm of the heart characterized by three or four distinct heart sounds in each cycle and resembling the sound of a galloping horse. Also called cantering rhythm, gallop rhythm.

v.   gal·loped, gal·lop·ing, gal·lops

v.   tr.

  1. To cause to gallop.

  2. To transport at or as if at a gallop: gallop the mail to the next station.

v.   intr.

  1. To ride a horse at a gallop.

  2. To move or progress swiftly: Summer was galloping by.


[From Middle English galopen, to go at a gallop, from Old French galoper, of Germanic origin; see wel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
gal'lop·er n.
gallop rhythm  
n.  See gallop.
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Main Entry: gallop rhythm
Function: noun
: an abnormal heart rhythm marked by the occurrence of three distinct sounds in each heartbeat like the sound of a gallopinghorse called also gallop
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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