Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

noun

A preexcitation syndrome caused by the presence of an abnormal accessory electrical conduction pathway (the bundle of Kent) between the atria and the ventricles.

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Meanings

nounWolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA preexcitation syndrome caused by the presence of an abnormal accessory electrical conduction pathway (the bundle of Kent) between the atria and the ventricles.

    Synonyms: WPW, WPWS

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA preexcitation syndrome caused by the presence of an abnormal accessory electrical conduction pathway (the bundle of Kent) between the atria and the ventricles.

Similar
WPWWPWS

Origin

Named after Louis Wolff, John Parkinson, and Paul Dudley White, who described the ECG findings in 1930.

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APA

Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wolff-Parkinson-White%20syndrome

MLA

“Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wolff-Parkinson-White%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wolff-Parkinson-White%20syndrome.

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