PREMATURE CONTRACTION OF THE HEART

Meaning of PREMATURE CONTRACTION OF THE HEART in English

When a single heartbeat occurs earlier than normal. This phenomenon can be within normal limits or represent a medically significant arrhythmia.

English dictionary of medicine. Английский словарь медицины. 2012

CONTRACTION — n contraction (1. shortening; shrinkage; 2. as in contraction of marriage; 3. as in contraction of a debt or disease)
Interlingua English vocab
HEART — I Organ that pumps blood, circulating it to all parts of the body (see circulation ). The human heart is …
Английский словарь Британика
PREMATURE — I. |prē chiefly Brit |pre+ adjective Etymology: Latin praematurus very early, too early, untimely, from prae- pre- + maturus ripe, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
PREMATURE — (a.) Arriving or received without due authentication or evidence; as, a premature report.
Английский словарь Webster
PREMATURE — (a.) Happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the proper or usual time; adopted too soon; too early; untimely; as, a …
Английский словарь Webster
PREMATURE — (a.) Mature or ripe before the proper time; as, the premature fruits of a hotbed.
Английский словарь Webster
CONTRACTION — (n.) The act or process of contracting, shortening, or shrinking; the state of being contracted; as, contraction of the heart, …
Английский словарь Webster
PREMATURE — ( a. ) Mature or ripe before the proper time; as, the premature fruits of a hotbed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PREMATURE — ( a. ) Happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the proper or usual time; adopted too soon; too early; untimely; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PREMATURE — ( a. ) Arriving or received without due authentication or evidence; as, a premature report.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTRACTION — ( n. ) The act or process of contracting, shortening, or shrinking; the state of being contracted; as, contraction of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PREMATURE — — prematurely , adv. — prematurity, prematureness , n. /pree'meuh choor", -toor", -tyoor", pree"meuh choor'/ or, esp. Brit., /prem'euh-, prem"euh-/ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEART — /hahrt/ , n. 1. Anat. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEART — I. ˈhärt noun Etymology: Middle English hert, from Old English heorte; akin to Old High German herza heart, Latin cord-, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PREMATURE — ˌpre- adjective Etymology: Latin praematurus too early, from prae- + maturus ripe, mature Date: circa 1529 : happening, arriving, existing, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PREMATURE — adj mature or ripe before the proper time; as, the premature fruits of a hotbed. 2. premature ·adj arriving or …
Webster English vocab
HEART — noun courage; courageous purpose; spirit. 2. heart ·noun vital part; secret meaning; real intention. 3. heart ·noun a term of …
Webster English vocab
CONTRACTION — noun a marriage contract. 2. contraction ·noun the process of shortening an operation. 3. contraction ·noun something contracted or abbreviated, …
Webster English vocab
PREMATURE — [pre.ma.ture] adj [L praematurus too early, fr. prae- + maturus ripe, mature] (ca. 1529): happening, arriving, existing, or performed before …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HEART — [heart] n [ME hert, fr. OE heorte; akin to OHG herza heart, L cord-, cor, Gk kardia] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HEART — organ that serves as a pump to circulate the blood. It may be a straight tube, as in spiders and …
Britannica English vocabulary
PREMATURE — premature BrE AmE ˈprem ətʃ ə ˈpriːm-; -ə tjʊə, -tʃʊə, -tjɔː, -tʃɔː; ˌ•ə ˈtʃʊə, -ˈtʃɔː, -ˈtjʊə, -ˈtjɔː AmE \ ˌpriːm …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CONTRACTION — contraction BrE AmE kən ˈtræk ʃ ə n § \ ( ˌ ) kɒn- ▷ contraction|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PREMATURE — / ˈpremətʃə(r); NAmE ˌpriːməˈtʃʊr; -ˈtʊr/ adjective 1. happening before the normal or expected time : his premature death at the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEART — / hɑːt; NAmE hɑːrt/ noun PART OF BODY 1. [ C ] the organ in the chest that sends blood …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTRACTION — / kənˈtrækʃn; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] the process of becoming smaller : the expansion and contraction of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PREMATURE — pre ‧ ma ‧ ture /ˈpremətʃə, -tʃʊə, ˌpreməˈtʃʊə $ ˌpriːməˈtʃʊr◂/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONTRACTION — con ‧ trac ‧ tion /kənˈtrækʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [countable] medical a very strong and painful …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PREMATURE — adj. 1 a occurring or done before the usual or proper time; too early (a premature decision). b too hasty …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEART — n. 1 a hollow muscular organ maintaining the circulation of blood by rhythmic contraction and dilation. 2 the region of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PREMATURE — adj. 1 a occurring or done before the usual or proper time; too early (a premature decision). b too hasty …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEART — n. 1 a hollow muscular organ maintaining the circulation of blood by rhythmic contraction and dilation. 2 the region of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PREMATURE — adj.1 a occurring or done before the usual or proper time; too early (a premature decision). b too hasty (must …
Oxford English vocab
HEART — n.1 a hollow muscular organ maintaining the circulation of blood by rhythmic contraction and dilation. 2 the region of the …
Oxford English vocab
PREMATURE — 1. Something that is premature happens earlier than usual or earlier than people expect. Accidents are still the number one …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEART — ( hearts) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Your heart is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTRACTION — ( contractions) 1. When a woman who is about to give birth has contractions , she experiences a very strong, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PREMATURE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a premature baby (= born before the normal time ) ▪ Lesley’s baby was three …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HEART — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a back/heart/kidney etc problem ▪ He was born with heart problems. a donor heart/liver/kidney etc …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONTRACTION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE high ▪ The fast twitch fibres have a much higher contraction speed and are …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PREMATURE — [adjective] - happening or done too soon, esp. before the natural or desired timeHis premature retirement was caused by a …
Cambridge English vocab
CONTRACTION — [noun] [U]Cold causes the contraction of the metal.The contraction of this muscle causes the lower arm to be raised.In the …
Cambridge English vocab
HEART — n. heart clam artificial heart bleeding heart congenital heart disease congestive heart failure coronary heart disease ischemic heart disease heart …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HEART — See: AFTER ONE'S OWN HEART, AT HEART, EAT ONE'S HEART OUT, BREAK ONE'S HEART, BY HEART, CHANGE OF HEART, CROSS …
Slang English vocab
PREMATURE — adj. Premature is used with these nouns: ↑ baby , ↑ birth , ↑ death , ↑ delivery , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HEART — See ↑ MAIN 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a man/woman after your own heart • ↑ at heart • ↑ break …
Longman Activator English vocab
PREMATURE — adj. 25B6; adjective his premature death : UNTIMELY, (too) early, unseasonable, before time. a premature baby : PRETERM; informal prem. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HEART — n. 25B6; noun his heart stopped beating : informal ticker. See list. he poured out his heart : EMOTIONS, feelings, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CONTRACTION — n. 25B6; noun the contraction of the industry : SHRINKING, shrinkage, decline, decrease, diminution, dwindling. the contraction of muscles : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PREMATURE — adj. 1 immature, undeveloped, underdeveloped, unfledged, untimely, unready, early, unripe, green Much premature fruit has been blown down in the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HEART — See: AFTER ONE'S OWN HEART, AT HEART, EAT ONE'S HEART OUT, BREAK ONE'S HEART, BY HEART, CHANGE OF HEART, CROSS …
Словарь английских идиом
PREMATURE — 1. прил. 1) преждевременный, ранний premature death ≈ безвременная смерть premature birth ≈ преждевременные роды premature child ≈ недоношенный ребенок …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HEART — 1. сущ. 1) прям. сердце (орган тела); больное, пораженное какой-л. болезнью сердце Slow down or you'll give me a heart. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONTRACTION — сущ. 1) заключение контракта; заключение брачного контракта 2) приобретение, получение This affair had let to the contraction of an immense …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PREMATURE — premature.ogg 1. ʹpremətʃə,preməʹtjʋə n воен. преждевременный разрыв ( снаряда и т. п. ) 2. ʹpremətʃə,preməʹtjʋə a 1. 1> преждевременный premature …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HEART — heart.ogg 1. hɑ:t n 1. сердце compensated heart - мед. сердце с компенсированным нарушением его функции with beating heart - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CONTRACTION — contraction.ogg _I kənʹtrækʃ(ə)n n 1. заключение брачного контракта 2. приобретение ( привычки и т. п. ) contraction of a disease …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CONTRACTION — 1) сжатие; стягивание 2) усадка 3) утяжка ( в вершине трещины ) 4) относительное укорочение ( при раздавливании ) 5) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CONTRACTION — 1) сжатие; стягивание 2) усадка 3) утяжка (в вершине трещины) 4) относительное укорочение (при раздавливании) 5) относительное сужение (при разрыве) 6) заключение договора или контракта • contraction …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
PREMATURE — 1) безвременный 2) недоношенный 3) преждевременный • - premature coagulation - premature failure - premature probability - premature vulcanization
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

English Dictionary of Medicine

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