Etymology

commotio cordis

Today it means: An often lethal disruption of heart rhythm as a result of a blow to the area directly over the heart at a critical time during the cycle of a heartbeat. Full definition →

Latin commōtiō cordis
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcommōtiō cordis
  2. English todaycommotio cordis

From Latin commōtiō cordis (literally “agitation/disruption of the heart”), from commōtiō (“agitation”) + cordis (“of the heart”, genitive of cor (“heart”)).

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