crochetage

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noun

A pattern on an electrocardiogram with a fancied resemblance to the work of a crochet needle; it is a notch near the apex of the R wave in inferior limb leads of atrial septal defects of the ostium secundum type (patent ostium secundum, that is, patent foramen secundum).

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Meanings

nouncrochetage (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecardiologyA pattern on an electrocardiogram with a fancied resemblance to the work of a crochet needle; it is a notch near the apex of the R wave in inferior limb leads of atrial septal defects of the ostium secundum type (patent ostium secundum, that is, patent foramen secundum).

Origin

From the French word.

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crochetage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crochetage

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“crochetage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crochetage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crochetage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crochetage.

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