bigeminy

[ bahy-jem-uh-nee ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

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

Other Words From

• bi·gemi·nal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bigeminy¹

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