TORSADE DE POINTES


Meaning of TORSADE DE POINTES in English

[ tɔ:ˌsα:d də'pwa~t \]

■ noun Medicine a form of tachycardia in which the heart's electrical activity varies cyclically.

Origin

1960s: Fr., lit. 'twist of spikes' (with ref. to the characteristic electrocardiogram produced).

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