palpitation

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
19
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˌpælpɪˈteɪʃən/

Definition of palpitation

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)An abnormal beating of the heart that may be perceived by the patient, a result of excitement, exertion, or illness.
    “Sometimes my pulse beat so quickly and hardly, that I felt the palpitation of every artery; at others, I nearly sank to the ground through languor and extreme weakness.”

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Etymology

From Middle French palpitation, from Latin palpitatio.

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