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PVC

PVC

5 9.1
An extra beat from the lower parts of the heart that makes the heart beat irregular
  • noun
  • /piː viː siː/
  • Specialized
translation icon : contracción ventricular prematura
  • Also, PVC is plastic, which would require an additional step to paint.

Examples

  • Except for the first five wells, all wells were of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) construction with bronze pumps and stainless steel column pipes.

    Academic text (2001)

  • When monitoring the patient's heart, we detected several PVCs that warranted further investigation.

  • Transient PVCs late in the operation.

    Coma (1978)

  • Although the liner can be made from a number of materials, 30 mil polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is the most common and probably the most reliable liner material.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Thinking about post-exposure monitoring first, it has been shown previously that increasing the duration of recording from 24 to 36 hours increased the probability of detecting maximal and more complex grade PVCs by 25% and 50%, respectively.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Lined peat filters are built on-site and usually lined with 30 mil polyvinyl chloride (PVC).

    Academic text (2001)

  • Hyperkalemia from the muscle damage will also create premature ventricular contractions (PVCs), which indicate cardiac rhythm changes.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Moreover, identical color reactions were observed in control tests with 20 of 21 bacillus strains incubated on MSF or nutrient agar in the absence of PVC material (Table 3).

    Academic text (1995)

  • The doctor explained that a few PVCs during exercise are common but frequent occurrences could signify health issues.

  • After reviewing the ECG, she noted that the patient had multiple PVCs, which could indicate a need for treatment.

Synonyms

palpitation
vsPVC
17 7.5

A strong, fast, or irregular heartbeat you can feel in your chest

is any felt change in heartbeat rather than specifically from early ventricle contraction
premature ventricular contraction
vsPVC
  • Specialized
1 7.3

A heartbeat that comes early so it feels like a skipped beat

is the abbreviated clinical term used for the same irregular beat

Surface Forms

PVC singular
PVCs plural

Morphology

PVC = P + V + C

This is an initialism (PVC = premature ventricular contraction); the letters are not productive morphemes and do not transparently convey the meaning without knowing the expanded phrase.

Etymology

PVC in medicine comes from the phrase premature ventricular contraction, where premature means 'too early', ventricular refers to a lower chamber of the heart, and contraction means 'a quick squeeze', so a PVC is an extra heartbeat that happens 'too early' and can make the heart feel irregular.