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bigeminy

American  
[bahy-jem-uh-nee] / baɪˈdʒɛm ə ni /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

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

Other Word Forms

  • bigeminal adjective

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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