bigeminal

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adjective

Occurring in pairs; doubled or twinned

“a bigeminal pulse”

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OriginLatin bigeminus →
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Meanings

adjectivebigeminal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOccurring in pairs; doubled or twinned

    a bigeminal pulse

nounbigeminal (plural bigeminals)

plural bigeminals

  1. The occurrence of premature atrial or ventricular heartbeats in pairs.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveoccurring in pairs

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multiple
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinbigeminus“doubled”
  2. Englishbigeminal

Latin bigeminus (“doubled”), from bi- (“two”) + geminus (“double”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bigeminal

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Cite this entry
APA

bigeminal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bigeminal

MLA

“bigeminal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bigeminal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bigeminal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bigeminal.

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