parasystole

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noun

A kind of arrhythmia caused by the presence and function of a secondary pacemaker in the heart, which works in parallel with the S-A node.

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Meanings

nounparasystole (countable and uncountable, plural parasystoles)

plural parasystoles

  1. countableuncountableA kind of arrhythmia caused by the presence and function of a secondary pacemaker in the heart, which works in parallel with the S-A node.

Origin

From para- + systole.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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