palpitation
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7.5
- noun
- /ˌpæl.pɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
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palpitación
- Symptoms of this disorder included extreme fatigue, dyspnea, heart palpitations, sweating, tremors, and loss of consciousness.
- chest palpitations
- palpitations and breathlessness
- palpitations and dizziness
It causes headaches, sweating, heart palpitations, just overall bad for your health.
- It causes headaches, sweating, heart palpitations, just overall bad for your health.
- It was there that Paul suffered a series of nosebleeds and heart palpitations that resulted in his early strokes.
- He had felt had a choking sensation, his heart was beating rapidly, which we call palpitations, and he had a feeling of impending doom.
- It took the palpitations to occur every single night for two weeks before I sat up and took notice.
- And if you send too much thyroid hormone to the heart, you're going to have all kinds of problems, including arrhythmias, heart palpitations.
Examples
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It causes headaches, sweating, heart palpitations, just overall bad for your health.
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Other patients present with syncope, palpitations, angina, dizziness, or breathlessness.
Academic text (2011) -
If you have any more heart palpitations you let me know, okay?
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My heart was having heart palpitations and it hurt my chest.
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Okay, are you having heart palpitations?
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A lot of people, you know, break out in sweats and have heart palpitations when they hear numbers out loud.
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The most common symptoms are palpitations, chest discomfort, and dyspnea.
Academic text (2007) -
I'm having heart palpitations.
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Anemia causes paleness, heart palpitations, tinnitus, headache, agitation, and fatigue.
Academic text (2007) -
After a long run, I suddenly felt a strong palpitation in my chest.
Synonyms
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7.4
An uneven heartbeat that is faster, slower, or not regular
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7.2
A heart that beats much faster than normal, usually over 100 beats a minute
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7.9
Muscles contract quickly and without a normal rhythm
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5.1
An irregular heartbeat that is too fast or too slow
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5.2
An irregular, often fast heartbeat caused by wrong electrical signals in the heart's upper chambers
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7.3
A heartbeat that comes early so it feels like a skipped beat
A strong quick beating of the heart from excitement or fear
A very fast heartbeat that happens after stress or medicine
An uneven beating of the heart that is not steady
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Etymology
Palpitation comes from the Latin verb palpitare, meaning 'to flutter', and from palpare meaning 'to touch or stroke', and it is related to the English word palpable ('can be felt'). So a palpitation is a heartbeat you can feel as a strong, fast, or uneven flutter in the chest.