premature ventricular contraction
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premature ventricular contraction
n. Abbr. PVC
An ectopic heartbeat that originates in the ventricles of the heart and sometimes produces accompanying palpitations.
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| Noun | 1. | premature ventricular contraction - irregularity of cardiac rhythm; recurrent occurrences can be a precursor of ventricular fibrillation arrhythmia, cardiac arrhythmia - an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart |
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