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Noun: extrasystole  ,ek-stru'sis-tu-lee
  1. A premature systole resulting in a momentary cardiac arrhythmia
    "The patient experienced occasional extrasystoles during the stress test"

Derived forms: extrasystoles

Type of: systole

Encyclopedia: Extrasystole