PALPITATIONS meaning: Heartbeats that feel irregular, strong

We found 21 dictionaries that define the word palpitations:

General (12 matching dictionaries)

palpitations: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
palpitations: Merriam-Webster
palpitations: Collins English Dictionary
palpitations: Vocabulary.com
Palpitations, palpitations: Wordnik
palpitations: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
palpitations: Wiktionary
palpitations: Dictionary.com
palpitations: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
Palpitations: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Palpitations: Encyclopedia

Medicine (7 matching dictionaries)

palpitations: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
Palpitations: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
Palpitations: Merck Manuals
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Palpitations: Medical dictionary
University of Maryland Glossary of Medical Terms (No longer online)
Palpitations: Drug Medical Dictionary

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palpitations: Urban Dictionary

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▸ noun: perceived abnormalities of the heartbeat characterized by awareness of cardiac muscle contractions in the chest, which is further characterized by the hard, fast and/or irregular beatings of the heart.

Types:

atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, bradycardia, more...

Phrases:

heart palpitations, more...

Adjectives:

violent, cardiac, nervous, severe, occasional, frequent, rapid, strong, irregular, terrible, recurrent

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