PALPITATIONS

Meaning of PALPITATIONS in English

[plural] [noun]He ended up in hospital with heart palpitations (= irregular beating of the heart).(humorous) If someone has palpitations, they are very shocked.My mother will have palpitations when she sees the new wallpaper.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 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 — pal ‧ pi ‧ ta ‧ tions /ˌpælpəˈteɪʃ ə nz, ˌpælpɪˈteɪʃ ə nz/ BrE AmE noun [plural] if you have …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PALPITATIONS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But this makes me unable to sing, I get such bad palpitations . ▪ It …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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 …
Britannica English vocabulary
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
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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

Cambridge English vocab

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