irritable heart
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of irritable heart
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Irritable Heart of Athletes.—A curiously interesting form of heart neuroses has appealed to me very much because I have suffered somewhat from it myself and owing to circumstances I think I have seen a larger number of patients suffering from it than usually come to a single individual.
From Project Gutenberg
Naughty Brain— George Washington Crile of Cleveland said that the frontal lobe, the thinking part of the brain, is the naughty contributing cause of stomach ulcer, exophthalmic goiter, irritable heart, and possibly diabetes—all diseases to which high-strung, emotionally and physically active persons are prone.
From Time Magazine Archive
The man had an apparently feeble and irritable heart; cold, clammy skin; disturbed digestion, and uneasy sleep; was constipated and flatulent.
From Project Gutenberg
The "irritable heart," the "tobacco heart," a life of promise impaired or blighted.
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The active medicinal principle is "convallarin," which slows the disturbed action of a weak, irritable heart, whilst at the same time increasing its power.
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