PALPITATIONS

Meaning of PALPITATIONS in English

pal ‧ pi ‧ ta ‧ tions /ˌpælpəˈteɪʃ ə nz, ˌpælpɪˈteɪʃ ə nz/ BrE AmE noun [plural]

if you have palpitations, your heart beats quickly in an irregular way

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

PALPITATIONS — a noticeably rapid, strong, or irregular heartbeat due to agitation, exertion, or illness. → palpitation
Concise Oxford English vocab
PALPITATIONS — / ˌpælpɪˈteɪʃnz; NAmE / noun [ pl. ] a physical condition in which your heart beats very quickly and in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PALPITATIONS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But this makes me unable to sing, I get such bad palpitations . ▪ It …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PALPITATIONS — [plural] [noun]He ended up in hospital with heart palpitations (= irregular beating of the heart).(humorous) If someone has palpitations, they …
Cambridge English vocab
PALPITATIONS — Unpleasant sensations of irregular and/or forceful beating of the heart. In some patients with palpitations, no heart disease or abnormal …
English Dictionary of Medicine
HEART PALPITATIONS — rapid irregular heartbeats
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CHINESE RESTAURANT SYNDROME — noun Date: 1968 a group of symptoms (as numbness of the neck, arms, and back with headache, dizziness, and palpitations) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE — noun : a valvular heart disorder in which one or both mitral valve flaps close incompletely during systole usually producing …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHINESE RESTAURANT SYNDROME — noun Usage: usually capitalized C : a group of symptoms (as numbness of the neck, arms, and back with headache, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CARCINOID SYNDROME — Pathol. the systemic effects, including flushing, palpitations, diarrhea, and cramps, resulting from increased blood levels of serotonin secreted by a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAFFEINISM — /ka fee"niz euhm, kaf"ee niz'-, kaf"ee euh-/ , n. chronic toxicity caused by excessive intake of caffeine, characterized by anxiety, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ANXIETY DISORDER — n. behavior or chronic condition characterized by persistent worry and extreme anxiety over different activities and events having physical symptoms …
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CHINESE RESTAURANT SYNDROME — Date: 1968 : a group of symptoms (as numbness of the neck, arms, and back with headache, dizziness, and palpitations) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHINESE RESTAURANT SYNDROME — [Chinese restaurant syndrome] n (1968): a group of symptoms (as numbness of the neck, arms, and back with headache, dizziness, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY — the development, study, and use of drugs for the modification of behaviour and the alleviation of symptoms, particularly in the …
Britannica English vocabulary
HYPERTHYROIDISM — abnormal bodily condition characterized by excessive secretion of thyroid hormones and caused by overactivity of the thyroid gland. The thyroid …
Britannica English vocabulary
DECONGESTANT DRUG — any compound used to relieve the edema of the nasal mucosa accompanying such conditions as colds and hay fever. When …
Britannica English vocabulary
BRADYCARDIA — unusual slowing of the heart rate to 60 beats per minute or less. A slow heart rate in itself may …
Britannica English vocabulary
ASTHENIA — a condition in which the body lacks or has lost strength either as a whole or in any of its …
Britannica English vocabulary
ANXIETY — a feeling of dread, fear, or apprehension, often with no clear justification. Anxiety is distinguished from true fear because the …
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ALTITUDE SICKNESS — also called Mountain Sickness, acute reaction to a change from sea level or other low-altitude environments to altitudes above 8,000 …
Britannica English vocabulary
GRAVES' DISEASE — also called toxic diffuse goitre, or exophthalmic goitre endocrine disorder that is the most common type of hyperthyroidism, or thyrotoxicosis …
Britannica English vocabulary
PALPITATION — ( palpitations) When someone has palpitations , their heart beats very fast in an irregular way. Caffeine can cause palpitations …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SYMPTOM — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES exhibit signs/symptoms/behaviour etc ▪ a patient who is exhibiting classic symptoms of mental illness psychosomatic …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SEASON — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a season ticket (= one that allows you to make a journey or go …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RECEIVE
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REACTION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES allergic reaction ▪ an allergic reaction to nuts chain reaction ▪ A sudden drop on …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PULSATION — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ In time-lapse films the first signs are pulsations by the cells where the gut will …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PAIN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chest pain ▪ There are a number of causes of chest pain. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MONITOR, HOLTER — A technique for long-term, continuous cardiac surveillance. A cassette tape is worn by the patient continuously while carrying out his/her …
English Dictionary of Medicine

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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