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bigeminy

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[bahy-jem-uh-nee] / baɪˈdʒɛm ə ni /

noun

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


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Etymology

Origin of bigeminy

1920–25; < Late Latin bigemin ( us ) double (equivalent to Latin bi- bi- 1 + geminus twin) + -y 3


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